euthynnus pelamis

2 definitions found

euthynnus pelamis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bonito \Bo*ni"to\ (b[-o]*n[=e]"t[-o]), n.; pl. Bonitoes
     (-t[-o]z). [Sp. & Pg. bonito, fr. Ar. bain[imac]t and
     bain[imac]th.] [Often incorrectly written bonita.] (Zool.)
     1. A large tropical fish (Orcynus pelamys) allied to the
        tunny. It is about three feet long, blue above, with four
        brown stripes on the sides. It is sometimes found on the
        American coast.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. any of a variety of scombroid fishes of the genera Sarda
        or Euthynnus, with a size intermediate between those of
        the smaller mackerels and the tunas. It is applied
        especially to the skipjack tuna (Euthynnus pelamis,
        syn. Katsuwonus pelamis, formerly Sarda Mediterranea,
        also called skipjack) of the Atlantic, an important and
        abundant food fish on the coast of the United States, and
        (Sarda Chilensis) of the Pacific, and other related
        species. These are large and active fishes, of a blue
        color above and silver below, with black oblique stripes.
        --MW10
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     3. The medregal (Seriola fasciata), an edible fish of the
        southern part of the United States and the West Indies.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. The cobia or crab eater (Elacate canada), an edible fish
        of the Middle and Southern United States.
        [1913 Webster]

euthynnus pelamis - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Euthynnus pelamis
      n 1: oceanic schooling tuna of considerable value in Pacific but
           less in Atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not
           the same as oceanic bonito [syn: skipjack, skipjack tuna
           , Euthynnus pelamis]