seriola carolinensis

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seriola carolinensis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  amberfish \am"ber*fish`\, Amber fish \Am"ber
  fish`\([a^]m"b[~e]r*f[i^]sh`). (Zool.)
     Any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water
     carangid fishes of the genus Seriola, especially a large
     vigorous sport fish of the southern Atlantic coast (Seriola Dumerili
     ). It is also called the amberjack.
  
     Note: Seriola Carolinensis was the species name given in
           the 1890 Webster: same fish or different?
  
     Syn: amberjack
          [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 +PJC]