Robust, tapering body, compressed laterally. Well-developed head. Twin-lobed, well-defined, caudal fin is attached by a slim peduncle. Silvery-grey with a dark line from the eyes along the body. Lives in deep-sea waters but comes close into the coast, from 10-15 meters to 70 meters. Maximum size 2 meters.

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Dieter Achtelstetter

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Monday 5 September 2011

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Tuesday 1 March 2016

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4000*3000

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Amberjack, Balistes carolinensis, diving, fish, malta, mediterranean, scuba, sealife, under water

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• Dieter's Pages / Photoalbum / Under Water / Underwater and Sealife / Amberjack

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