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The '''leerfish''', also '''garrick''' (''Lichia amia'') is a species of [[Marine (ocean)|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]].<ref>[http://www.fishbase.us/summary/Lichia-amia.html ''Lichia amia'' at FishBase]</ref><ref name="R.VanDerElst">Van Der Elst, R. (1993). ''A Guide to the Common Sea Fishes of Southern Africa''. Struik Publishers. {{ISBN|1-86825-394-5}}.</ref> Also recorded in the [[Black Sea]]<ref>[http://81.8.63.74/Downloads/Black_Sea_Fishes_Check_List.pdf Black Sea Fishes Check List]</ref> These fish can reach 1.5 m in length and 18.8 kg in weight. They inhabit the coastal wave zone where they form small shoals to hunt other smaller fish, favouring ''[[Pomatomus saltatrix]]''. |
The '''leerfish''', also '''garrick''' (''Lichia amia'') is a species of [[Marine (ocean)|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]].<ref>[http://www.fishbase.us/summary/Lichia-amia.html ''Lichia amia'' at FishBase]</ref><ref name="R.VanDerElst">Van Der Elst, R. (1993). ''A Guide to the Common Sea Fishes of Southern Africa''. Struik Publishers. {{ISBN|1-86825-394-5}}.</ref> Also recorded in the [[Black Sea]]<ref>[http://81.8.63.74/Downloads/Black_Sea_Fishes_Check_List.pdf Black Sea Fishes Check List] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110125131742/http://81.8.63.74/Downloads/Black_Sea_Fishes_Check_List.pdf |date=2011-01-25 }}</ref> These fish can reach 1.5 m in length and 18.8 kg in weight. They inhabit the coastal wave zone where they form small shoals to hunt other smaller fish, favouring ''[[Pomatomus saltatrix]]''. |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Family: | Carangidae |
| Genus: | Lichia |
| Species: | L. amia
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| Lichia amia (Linnaeus, 1758)
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The leerfish, also 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.[1][2] Also recorded in the Black Sea[3] These fish can reach 1.5 m in length and 18.8 kg in weight. They inhabit the coastal wave zone where they form small shoals to hunt other smaller fish, favouring Pomatomus saltatrix.
References
- ^ Lichia amia at FishBase
- ^ Van Der Elst, R. (1993). A Guide to the Common Sea Fishes of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers. ISBN 1-86825-394-5.
- ^ Black Sea Fishes Check List Archived 2011-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
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