Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Seriola"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Yellowtail \Yel"low*tail`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any one of several species of marine carangoid fishes of
the genus {Seriola}; especially, the large California
species ({S. dorsalis}) which sometimes weighs thirty or
forty pounds, and is highly esteemed as a food fish; --
called also {cavasina}, and {white salmon}.
(b) The mademoiselle, or silver perch.
(c) The menhaden.
(d) The runner, 12.
(e) A California rockfish ({Sebastodes flavidus}).
(f) The sailor's choice ({Diplodus rhomboides}).
Note: Several other fishes are also locally called
yellowtail.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Seriola
n : a genus of Carangidae [syn: {Seriola}, {genus Seriola}]
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