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The greater amberjack is an offshore subtropical species most commonly associated with rocky reefs, debris, and wrecks, typically in water between 18 and 73 m deep.
Other Names Amberjack, Coronado, Amberfish Description Greater amberjack is a large reef fish found in the Gulf. It is the largest and most common amberjack that lives along the coast.
Lesser Amberjack: Seriola fasciata
Appearance:
Olive green or brownish black and silver sides
Dark band (variably present) extends upward from eye
Juveniles have split or wavy bars on sides ...
The amberfish genus, Seriola, (whose members are also called amberjacks and coronados) contains often beautifully colored fish that are of moderate to large size.
basslets, roundheads, jawfishes, grunters, flagtails, sunfishes, freshwater basses, perches, darters, bigeyes, cardinalfishes, sillagos, tilefishes, false trevallies, gnomefishes, bluefishes, cobias, remoras, sharksuckers, jacks, amberjacks, pompanos, ...
 See also: Dolphin, Whale, Shark, Shrimp, Squid
  
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