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
| taxon = Seriola hippos
| authority = Günther, 1876
| synonyms = *Seriola gigas Günther, 1860
| synonyms_ref = {{FishBase |Seriola |hippos |month=August |year=2019}}
}}
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:Fish described in 1876
Category:Taxa named by Albert Günther
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