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amberjack

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am·ber·jack  (mbr-jk)
n. pl. amberjack or am·ber·jacks
A food and game fish of the genus Seriola, native to temperate and tropical marine waters.
[amber + jack, a fish.]
amberjack [ˈæmbəˌdʒæk]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several large carangid fishes of the genus Seriola, esp S. dumerili, with golden markings when young, occurring in tropical and subtropical Atlantic waters
[from amber + jack1]
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Noun1.amberjack - any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes
amberfish
jack - any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas
genus Seriola, Seriola - a genus of Carangidae


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In January 2004, 2 fishermen captured a 26-kg amberjack (local name: Medregal Negro; scientific name: Seriola Rivoliana) while scuba diving along the coast of the Canary Islands, Spain.
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