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Photo	Names
Illustrations by Chris Van Dusen Images Courtesy of Seafood Business Magazine	Latin: Seiola spp. French: Seriole couronnee German: Seriolafisch Spanish: Medgregal coronado Russian: Koronado-seriola Japanese: Buri

Description

Amberjacks are members of the "jack"fish family. The jack family also includes such fish as the pompano and the crevalle jack. The amberjack has a brownish skin that is hued lavender and golden colors. The fish also has an amber colored band that extends from the head to the tail. The greater amberjack is the largest and most important variety of the amberjacks in the temperate and tropical Atlantic.

Markets	Commercial Aspects
Exporting Countries Culture: Japan Capture: Japan, United States, Brazil, Mediterrranean and Indo-Pacific regions. Primary Consumers Japan, United States	-----

Production Trends	Diet/Health Info
-----	Amberjacks, like other fish that inhabit reef areas can ingest the organism that creates the ciguatera toxin. The fish is not affected by these toxins but they can be detrimental to the health of humans that ingest them. Because the toxin is area specific and not species specific, buyers should inquire into the orgins of any fish they purchase.

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