Japanese amberjack: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Japanese amberjack lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Seriola quinqueradiata
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Europe, Oceania
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Carangiformes
Family	Carangidae

Where does the Japanese amberjack live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Japanese amberjack in 2 countries and territories across Europe and Oceania.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Japanese amberjack endangered?

The Japanese amberjack’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Japanese amberjack?

The Japanese amberjack (Seriola quinqueradiata) is a ray-finned fish in the order Carangiformes and the family Carangidae, genus Seriola. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Japanese amberjack

The Japanese amberjack or yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata, is a species of jack fish in the family Carangidae, native to the northwest Pacific Ocean. It is known as shiyu (鰤魚) in China, bang'eo (방어) in Korea, and buri (鰤) or hamachi (魬) in Japan.

Although it is frequently listed on menus as "yellowtail tuna", it is a fish of an entirely different family, the Carangidae, rather than the family Scombridae that includes tunas, mackerels, and bonitos.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Japanese amberjack (revision 1366795956), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1202973 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).