Quetzal
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Are Greater Amberjack in the same family as Tuna?
Greater Amberjack
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Greater amberjack Family Carangidae
Tuna Family Scombridae
TwoBit
Greater amberjack Family Carangidae
Tuna Family Scombridae
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Quetzal
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Well If Not In The Same Family Are They Related?
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After family, the next taxon up is suborder, in this case Percoidei. Tuna are in the suborder Scombroidei. Up one more taxon, to order Perciformes, and you've got a match, along with about 40% of all fish.QUETZAL:
Quetzal,
What's up? You appear to have a reasoning for your qestioning.
TwoBit
What's up? You appear to have a reasoning for your qestioning.
TwoBit
Pompano are in the same family.
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Quetzal
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They just kind of look alike to me.TwoBitTxn:
But thanks for the education.
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