amberjack

Meaning

Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans.

Synonyms

amberfish

rudderfish

yellowtail

allied kingfish

great amberfish

great yellowtail

greater amberjack

rock salmon

samson fish

yellowtails

greater yellowtail

jenny lind

purplish amberjack

Translations

sériole

Gelbschwanz

Bernsteinfisch

Gelbschwanzmakrele

μαγιάτικο

seriola

pesce figo

ricciola

ricciole giapponesi

Seriola dumerili

Seriola spp.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæm.bɚ.d͡ʒæk/

Etymology

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