Yellowtail kingfish, from larvae to mature fish – problems and opportunities
Abstract
Yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) are found in temperate waters of the Pacific and
Indian oceans, off South Africa, Japan, and the US. There are a number of species of
yellowtail in the genus Seriola (Carangidae) (Heine and Kolkovski, 2004). The species
cultured in Australian and New Zealand is known as Seriola lalandi lalandi. In the
Japanese waters, 4 species of Seriola are recognized (Nakabo, 1993) and three species
are cultured. (Nakada, 2000). Japanese species includes S. lalandi (called HIRAMASA in
Japanese), S. quinqueradiata (called HAMACHI and BURI for the young and adult
stages, respectively) and S. dumerili (KANPACHI) (Poortenaar et al., 2001, Nakada,
2000, Nakabo, 1993). Another notable species that gain interest as aquaculture
candidate is the pacific yellowtail S. mazatlana (Benetti, 1997).
From 1979 through 1998, about 150,000 tonnes of S. quinqueradiata were produced
annually in Japan (Nakada, 2000). The culture industries for yellowtail kingfish in
Australia and New Zealand are relatively small compared to Japan and commenced in
the early 2000.
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