samson fish

{{Short description|Species of ray-finned fish}}

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| image = Samson fish.JPG

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Smith-Vaniz, W.F. |author2=Williams, I. |name-list-style=amp |year=2016 |title=Seriola hippos |errata=2017 |volume = 2016 |page= e.T20435675A115383007 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20435675A65927975.en}}

| taxon = Seriola hippos

| authority = Günther, 1876

| synonyms = *Seriola gigas Günther, 1860

| synonyms_ref = {{FishBase |Seriola |hippos |month=August |year=2019}}

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The samson fish (Seriola hippos) is a jack of the genus Seriola. It is found in the Indo-Pacific Oceans to eastern Northland in New Zealand. Its length is between 80 and 150 cm.

References

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  • [http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Documents/recreational_fishing/fact_sheets/fact_sheet_samson_fish.pdf Fisheries Western Australia - Samson Fish Fact Sheet]
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) {{ISBN|0-00-216987-8}}

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Category:Seriola

Category:Fish described in 1876

Category:Taxa named by Albert Günther

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