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California Yellowtail

Seriola dorsalis

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 2, February 2, March 2, April 2, May 2, June 2, July 1, August 1, September 2, October 2, November 2, December 2.
United States23
California23
Mexico10
Baja California Sur5
Baja California4
Sonora1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderJacks, Flounders, Barracudas, and Allies · Carangiformes
FamilyJacks · Carangidae
GenusAmberjacks · Seriola

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise California Yellowtail with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.