Leerfish
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Lichia
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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 Carangidae family, 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
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