Mackerel vs Amberjack - What's the difference?
mackerel | amberjack |
An edible fish of the family Scombridae, often speckled.
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, title= Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola , found in warm waters of all oceans.
* 1925 , Zane Grey, Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas , 2000,
* 2006 , Jerald Horst, Mike Lane, Angler's Guide to Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico ,
* 2011 , Ken Schultz, Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Saltwater Fish ,
As nouns the difference between mackerel and amberjack
is that mackerel is an edible fish of the family scombridae, often speckled or mackerel can be (obsolete) a pimp; also, a bawd while amberjack is any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus seriola , found in warm waters of all oceans.mackerel
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) maquerel, from a (etyl) source.Noun
(en-noun)Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=Philander went into the next room
Derived terms
* * * * * holy mackerel * horse mackerel * a sprat to catch a mackerel * * mackerel shark * mackerel sky * * Spanish mackerelSee also
* tunaEtymology 2
(etyl) maquerel, (etyl) maquereau, from (etyl) .amberjack
English
(wikipedia amberjack)Noun
page 111,
- It was an amberjack', and twice as large as any I had ever seen before. As I drew up the captain's snapper this ' amberjack came to the surface, and I certainly yelled.
page 223,
- Greater amberjacks have 11-19 gill rakers, a long anal fin base, 7 dorsal fin spines, and 30-34 dorsal fin rays.
page 31,
- The greater amberjack' is the largest of the jacks, the most important ' amberjack to anglers, and, like most of its brethren, a strong fighter.
