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California Yellowtail

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(Seriola islandi dorsalis)

The southern yellowtail, or in New Zealand and Australia the yellowtail kingfish, is the largest with an all-tackle mark of 114 pounds 10 ounces (52 kg).
The Yellowtail is one of the prized game fish of the Jack Family and is mostly found in Mexican waters.

(NOT A TUNA)

The Yellowtail is characterized by its long aerodynamic body with a long pointed, "smooth"-looking snout, a mouth ending at the front edge of the eye pupil, blue upper back, silver-white sides and belly, yellow fins, and distinguishing narrow bronze stripe along the middle of the body that becomes yellow posteriorly.

The Yellowtail is not easily confused with other species.

It is a close relative to the Pacific Amberjack, Seriola rivoliana (less aerodynamic, no body stripe, diagonal stripe through eye), and similar in size and shape to the much smaller Fortune Jack, Seriola peruana (short snout, mouth ending under the pupil, no bars or stripes on head or body, dark fins, and an overall bronze appearance).

The Yellowtail is pelagic and found in all Mexican waters including the Pacific side of the Baja California peninsula, the Gulf of California, and along mainland Mexico through to Guatemala. It is usually found in the first 250 feet of the water column.

It is reported to reach a length of 8 feet and up to 110 pounds in the southern hemisphere, although a 50 pounder is very rare in Mexican waters. The Yellowtail is a prime target.
Info by: http://www.mexfish.com