Species FAO code: RNJ

Seriolina nigrofasciata

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Italy	it Ricciola oceanica [Seriola nigrofasciata synonym for Seriolina nigrofasciata]	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Seriolina nigrofasciata (Rüppell, 1829)

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Seriolina nigrofasciata (Rüppell, 1829)

Scientific name

Seriolina nigrofasciata

Author

(Rüppell, 1829)

Rank

Species

FAO code

RNJ

Morphological description

Color bluish grey to black dorsally, white to dusky below; 5-7 dark oblique bands or blotches on young disappear with age. Posterior spines of dorsal fin minute or embedded in large adults; first anal spine usually embedded. Gill rakers are mostly rudiments. Grooves of caudal peduncle present dorsally and ventrally. Maxilla reaching below rear margin of the eyes.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyCarangidae
    - GenusSeriolina
      - SpeciesSeriolina nigrofasciata

Synonyms

Seriola nigrofasciata (Rüppell, 1829)
Zonichthys nigrofasciata (Rüppell, 1829)
Nomeus nigrofasciatus Rüppell, 1829
Seriola intermedia Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
Seriolina nigrofasciatus (Rüppell, 1829)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Seriolina nigrofasciata (Rüppell, 1829)

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Seriolina nigrofasciata

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Hooks and lines

Pots and traps

Seines

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central