What's been spotted in Tasmania?

Yellowtail kingfish

Seriola lalandi

Yellowtail kingfish caught in 150m of water under a patch of floating weed off the Tasman Peninsula.

Weight 0.500kg
Depth 150m
Seriola lalandi

About this species

Yellowtail kingfish are streamlined, schooling fish which grow to a large size and are blue-green with a yellow stripe along the length of their bodies.Kingfish were not always so common in Tasmania. Read more…

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