Leerfish

Leerfish
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Carangoidei
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 ^[citation needed] 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. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lichia amia". 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