Noun

(en-noun)

Any of several species of game fish, of the genus Cynoscion , found in North American waters.

* 1962 , International Oceanographic Foundation, Sea Secrets , Volumes 6-8, page 2084,

Weakfishes have no adipose fin, such as fresh-water trouts possess:.

* 1991 , Michael R. Ross, Recreational Fisheries of Coastal New England , page 194,

Larger fish tend to migrate farther north than smaller ones; thus, the New England weakfish' fishery may possess a higher percentage of large individuals than is characteristic of the coastwide fishery. ' Weakfish tend to move about in schools of similar-sized individuals.

* 2001 , , Inshore Salt Water Fishing: Learn from the Experts at Salt Water Magazine , [page 90],

The weakfish' is referred to as a gray trout from Maryland south, mainly to separate it from the spotted seatrout (p. 36), which is found in the southern portion of the '''weakfish'''’s range. '''Weakfish (''Cynoscion regalis ) look very much like a freshwater trout, although they exhibit few characteristics of this species.

* 2009 , Ken Schultz, Ken Schultz's Essentials of Fishing , page 73,

The weakfish is also a member of the Sciaenidae family, and its name refers to the tender, easily torn membrane in the fish's mouth, not its fighting ability.

Noun

(wikipedia trout) (en-noun)

Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.

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