Leerfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Subfamily: Trachinotinae
Genus: Lichia
Cuvier, 1816
Species:
L. amia
Binomial name
Lichia amia
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[2]
  • Scomber amia Linnaeus, 1758
  • Caesiomorus amia (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Caranx amia (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Hypacantus amia (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Centronotus vadigo Lacépède, 1801
  • Campogramma vadigo (Lacepède, 1801)
  • Scomber flexuosus Lichtenstein, 1823
  • Porthmeus argenteus Valenciennes, 1833

The leerfish or garrick (Lichia amia) is a species of marine fish in the family Carangidae, and is native to the Mediterranean and the coastal waters of western Africa to the coastal waters of eastern South Africa.[2][3] Also recorded in the Black Sea.[4] These fish can reach 1.5 m in length and more than 30 kg in weight. They inhabit the coastal wave zone where they form small shoals to hunt other smaller fish, favouring mullets.

References

  1. ↑ de Morais, L.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Sagna, A.; Djiman, R.; Camara, K.; Carpenter, K.E.; Nunoo, F.; Sidibé, A.; Sylla, M.; Williams, A.B.; Montiero, V. (2015). "Lichia amia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198642A43159295. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198642A43159295.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Lichia amia" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
  3. ↑ Van Der Elst, R. (1993). A Guide to the Common Sea Fishes of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers. ISBN 1-86825-394-5.
  4. ↑ Black Sea Fishes Check List Archived 2011-01-25 at the Wayback Machine


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