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COD |
Atlantic fish |
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AMBER FISH |
A fish of the southern Atlantic coast (Seriola
Carolinensis.) |
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CROAKER |
A small American fish (Micropogon undulatus), of the
Atlantic coast. |
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BLOWER |
A small fish of the Atlantic coast (Tetrodon turgidus); the
puffer. |
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BILLFISH |
The saury, a slender fish of the Atlantic coast
(Scomberesox saurus). |
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FLASHER |
A large sparoid fish of the Atlantic coast and all
tropical seas (Lobotes Surinamensis). |
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SEA RAVEN |
An American cottoid fish (Hemitripterus Americanus) allied
to the sculpins, found on the northeren Atlantic coasts. |
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CAVALLY |
A carangoid fish of the Atlantic coast (Caranx hippos): --
called also horse crevalle. [See Illust. under Carangoid.] |
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CUNNER |
A small edible fish of the Atlantic coast (Ctenolabrus
adspersus); -- called also chogset, burgall, blue perch, and bait
stealer. |
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BLACKFISH |
The black sea bass (Centropristis atrarius) of the
Atlantic coast. It is excellent food fish; -- locally called also black
Harry. |
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LADYFISH |
A large, handsome oceanic fish (Albula vulpes), found
both in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; -- called also bonefish,
grubber, French mullet, and macabe. |
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SNOOK |
A large perchlike marine food fish (Centropomus undecimalis)
found both on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of tropical America; --
called also ravallia, and robalo. |
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COACHMAN |
A tropical fish of the Atlantic ocean (Dutes auriga); --
called also charioteer. The name refers to a long, lashlike spine of
the dorsal fin. |
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KINGFISH |
An American marine food fish of the genus Menticirrus,
especially M. saxatilis, or M. nebulosos, of the Atlantic coast; --
called also whiting, surf whiting, and barb. |
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SHEEPSHEAD |
A large and valuable sparoid food fish (Archosargus, /
Diplodus, probatocephalus) found on the Atlantic coast of the United
States. It often weighs from ten to twelve pounds. |
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TOMCOD |
A small edible American fish (Microgadus tomcod) of the
Codfish family, very abundant in autumn on the Atlantic coast of the
Northen United Sta... |
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SPOT |
A sciaenoid food fish (Liostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic
coast of the United States. It has a black spot behind the shoulders
and fifteen ob... |
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OPAH |
A large oceanic fish (Lampris quttatus), inhabiting the
Atlantic Ocean. It is remarkable for its brilliant colors, which are
red, green, and bl... |
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TAUTOG |
An edible labroid fish (Haitula onitis, or Tautoga onitis)
of the Atlantic coast of the United States. When adult it is nearly
black, more or l... |
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HAMMERHEAD |
A shark of the genus Sphyrna or Zygaena, having the
eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a
hammer shape. The Sphy... |
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BONITO |
The skipjack (Sarda Mediterranea) of the Atlantic, an
important and abundant food fish on the coast of the United States, and
(S. Chilensis) of... |
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SCUP |
A marine sparoid food fish (Stenotomus chrysops, or S.
argyrops), common on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It
appears bright silvery ... |
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CERO |
A large and valuable fish of the Mackerel family, of the
genus Scomberomorus. Two species are found in the West Indies and less
commonly on the... |
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SEA BASS |
A large marine food fish (Serranus, / Centropristis,
atrarius) which abounds on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It
is dark bluish, wit... |
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JUREL |
A yellow carangoid fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts
(Caranx chrysos), most abundant southward, where it is valued as a food
fish; -- called... |