gwelly

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛli

Noun

gwelly (plural gwellys)

1. (Bermuda) A large marine fish, Megalaspis cordyla.

   Synonyms: torpedo scad, hardtail scad, finny scad, finletted mackerel scad, cordyla scad

   • 1883 October 18, “Down in Bermuda”, in Forest and Stream, volume 21, page 224:

     The best of the larger are the turbot, red snappers, gwellys and rockfish.

   • 1970, William Beebe, John Tee-Van, Field Book of the Shore Fishes of Bermuda and the West Indies:

     Key to Bermuda Jacks, Gwellys, Amber-Fish, Bonitos, etc.

   • 1984, Monthly Bulletin of the Bermuda Department of Agriculture & Fisheries:

     […] making better use of formerly under-utilized species such as tuna, wahoo, parrot fish, grunts, porgy, amberjack, gwelly, shark and chub.

   • 2017, Joe Brookes, Greatest Fishing: Where to Go to Get the Best!:

     Besides bonefish, gaff-topsail pompano and gray snapper, anglers fishing the beaches, shallow bays and coral heads of Bermuda can take barracuda, gwelly, chub, and occasionally a yellowtail or a prowling bonito.

Further reading

• Torpedo scad on Wikipedia.Wikipedia