Seriola dorsalis
| California yellowtail | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Carangoidei |
| Family: | Carangidae |
| Genus: | Seriola |
| Species: | S. dorsalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Seriola dorsalis (Gill, 1863) | |
Seriola dorsalis, the California yellowtail, is a species of ray-finned fish of the family Carangidae. This species is also known by several alternate names, such as yellowtail jack, amberjack, forktail, mossback, white salmon and yellowtail tunis or tuna or by its Spanish name jurel. Although previously thought to belong to S. lalandi, recent genetic analysis distinguished California yellowtail (S. dorsalis) as a distinct species from the yellowtail amberjack (S. lalandi). The California yellowtail is differentiated from yellowtail amberjack as they differ in range. The yellowtail amberjack is found farther south in the Pacific Ocean.