amberjack
noun/ˈæm.bɚ.d͡ʒæk/US
Etymology
From amber (“yellow color”) + jack (“fish of family Carangidae”).
Definitions
Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm…
Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans.
- It was an amberjack, and twice as large as any I had ever seen before. As I drew up the captain's snapper this amberjack came to the surface, and I certainly yelled.
- Greater amberjacks have 11-19 gill rakers, a long anal fin base, 7 dorsal fin spines, and 30-34 dorsal fin rays.
- The greater amberjack is the largest of the jacks, the most important amberjack to anglers, and, like most of its brethren, a strong fighter.
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