Scientific Name	Seriolina nigrofasciata   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Rüppell, 1829)	Depth	20 - 150M
Chinese	小甘鰺	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鰺科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F364　Carangidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	黑紋小條鰤
Max Length	70 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	黑甘、油甘、軟骨甘、軟鑽(澎湖)、軟骨午(澎湖)、火燒甘(基隆)、虎甘(宜蘭)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、PonFu
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Red Sea
Synonyms	Nomeus nigrofasciatus, Seriola intermedia, Seriola nigrofasciata, Seriolina nigrofasciatus, Zonichthys nigrofasciata
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Lin & Shao(1999)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Lin, P. L. etc. 1999
Specimen List	ASIZP0055347. ASIZP0058184. ASIZP0058721. ASIZP0059745. ASIZP0060357. ASIZP0066520. ASIZP0066682. ASIZP0066684. ASIZP0700259. ASIZP0801785. ASIZP0801829. ASIZP0801830. ASIZP0911785. ASIZP0911829. ASIZP0911830. FRIP01022. FRIP03179. NMMBP00604. NMMBP00605. NMMBP00699. NMMBP00942. NMMBP04291. NMMSTP00265. NMMSTP01023. NTMP0160. NTUM04570. NTUM08679.
Barcode	2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Butter yellowtail; Black banded kingfish; Black banded trevally; Amberjack; Black-banded kingfish; Black banded travally; Blackbanded kingfish; Dusky yellowtail; Butter amberjack; Blackbanded amberjack; Blackbanded trevally
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	D. VI-VII, I+29-35; A. 0-I, I+14-16; P. i+17-19; G.R. 1-2+6-8; vertebrate 10+13. Maxilla extends to beyond posterior border of pupil and not dilated posteriorly. Gill rakers transformed into knob-like masses. A cutaneous keel on each side of caudal peduncle developed in adults but not developed in young. First dorsal fin composed of 5 to 7 spines connected by a membrane. Finlets none. Head and body bluish grey to black dorsally, white to dusky below; young with 5 to 7 dark oblique bands and blotches on upper body that fade with age; spinous dorsal fin black; second dorsal and anal fins dusky brown, tips of anterior lobes white, except in large adults; caudal and pelvic fins yellowish brown to black.
habitats	A non-schooling, generally solitary species seldom seen close to shore. Favoured habitat appears to be offshore reefs near continental shelfs at depths of 20 to 150 m. Juveniles under weed rafts and adults are sometimes seen with the large planktivores su
Distribution	Widely distributed in tropical and subtropical waters of Indo-West Pacific. It is common in waters around Taiwan.
Utility	Excellent food fish; marketed fresh and dried salted.