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Common English language names of this species include greater amberjack, allied kingfish, amberjack, great amberfish, great yellowtail, greater yellowtail, jenny lind, purplish amberjack, rock salmon, sailor's choice, and yellow tail. Other common names are acciola (Italian), accola (Italian), aji-aji (Malay), alice grande (Italian), alici (Italian), alicosa (Italian)

The greater amberjack is found in subtropical regions throughout the globe. In the Indo-West Pacific, this species has been reported from South Africa, the Persian Gulf, southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to New Caledonia, and the Mariana and Caroline Islands in Micronesia. In the western Atlantic Ocean, the greater amberjack is found off Nova Scotia, Canada south to Brazil including Bermuda, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. Although the greater amberjack is often confused with the closely related S. carpenteri, it has been documented in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the British coast south to Morocco and into the Mediterranean.

A subtropical species, the greater amberjack is often associated with rocky reefs, floating debris, and wrecks at depths ranging from 60-240 feet. It has also been reported at inshore locations off the coast of Florida. Studies have shown that some greater amberjack populations are full time residents along the gulf and Atlantic coasts of Florida while other populations migrate from the South Atlantic Bight into inshore waters during certain times of the year.

Greater amberjack congregate in schools when they are young, however this schooling behavior decreases as the fish grows older. The oldest fish are primarily solitary.