amberjack

English

A greater amberjack, Seriola dumerili

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæm.bɚ.d͡ʒæk/

Noun

amberjack (countable and uncountable, plural amberjacks)

1. 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, published 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^[1], 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 (Seriola aureovittata)
• 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 (ja) (kanpachi)
• Maltese: aċċola f
• Portuguese: olhete (pt) m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Latin: gof (sh) 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／大头鱼 (zh) (dàtóuyú), ^{(please verify)} 大头鱼 (zh) (dàtóuyú)