Seriola zonata (Mitchill, 1815)
Banded rudderfish
photo by Cox, C.D.

Family:  Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos), subfamily: Naucratinae
Max. size:  75 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 5,200.0 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range 3 - 360 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada to Santos, Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea (Ref. 9626); absent from Bahamas and most islands.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Adults are pelagic or epibenthic and confined to coastal waters over the continental shelf. They feed on fishes and shrimps.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 August 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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