Greater amberjack
Seriola dumerili
Sighting evidence at Cap Morgiou Wall, Marseille Calanques
Photo: Luis P. B. · CC BY-NC
The greater amberjack is one of the Mediterranean's most powerful open-water predators, a fast-moving schooling fish that makes seasonal passes along exposed headlands and walls. Juveniles associate with floating debris and jellyfish; adults form loose hunting schools that ambush bream and sardine schools at reef edges. At Cap Morgiou, amberjack are most reliably seen between April and October when warmer surface waters bring baitfish inshore.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Greater amberjack is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.