amberjack

English

A greater amberjack, Seriola dumerili

Etymology

From amber (“yellow color”) + jack (“fish of family Carangidae”).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈæm.bɚ.dʒæk/

Noun

amberjack (countable and uncountable, plural amberjacks)

Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans.
- 1925, Zane Grey, Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas, 2000, page 111,
  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.
- 2006, Jerald Horst, Mike Lane, Angler's Guide to Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, page 223,
  Greater amberjacks have 11-19 gill rakers, a long anal fin base, 7 dorsal fin spines, and 30-34 dorsal fin rays.
- 2011, Ken Schultz, Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Saltwater Fish‎, page 31:
  The greater amberjack is the largest of the jacks, the most important amberjack to anglers, and, like most of its brethren, a strong fighter.

Derived terms

flat amberjack
greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili)
Japanese amberjack (Seriola quinqueradiata)
lesser amberjack (Seriola fasciata)
yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi)

Translations

fish of genus Seriola

German: Gelbschwanzmakrele f
Greek: μαγιάτικο (el) n (magiátiko)
Japanese: カンパチ (kanpachi)

Maltese: aċċola f
Portuguese: olhete (pt) m
Turkish: ada balığı (tr)

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Arabic: ^{(please verify)} الاغوطي‎
French: ^{(please verify)} Sériole couronnée
Italian: ^{(please verify)} Seriola

Korean: ^{(please verify)} 부리 (ko) (buri)
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 大頭魚, ^{(please verify)} 大头鱼 (zh)