From 1994 to 2002, 80 lesser amberjacks, Seriola fasciata (Bloch, 1793), were caught in Sicilian waters. Their identification was confirmed by morphometric and meristic features measured on some preserved specimens. Juvenile specimens were observed

The lesser amberjack Seriola fasciata (Bloch, 1793), is an Atlantic species that expanded its distribution range throughout the Mediterranean (from the Balearic Islands to Haifa Bay). On October 7th 2018, one individual of S. fasciata was caught by

The genus Seriola includes several important commercially exploited species and has a disjunct distribution globally; yet phylogenetic relationships within this genus have not been thoroughly investigated. This study reports the first comprehensive