Species sheet · The Edible Ocean
Yellowtail amberjack
A sleek and powerful high-seas runner.
- Raw as sashimi
- Grilled with miso glaze
- Seared as steaks
- In French
- Sériole
- Scientific name
- Seriola lalandi
- In the water
- A pelagic and benthopelagic fish of temperate and tropical waters, from 3 to 825 m, near coasts and rocky islands.
- Season & buying
- Mainly spring to autumn, depending on the region.
- Common length
- ~80 cm
- How to identify it
- Streamlined silvery body
Bright yellow tail fin
Lateral line with a gentle downward arch
On the plate
Firm, oily flesh with a clean, slightly sweet flavour.
Avoid: Cooking it through: the flesh is best served pink or raw.
Yellowtail kingfish are popular in aquaculture and prized in Japanese cuisine as hamachi.
In Umay recipes
2 Umay recipes call for it.
