amberjack

American  

[am-ber-jak] / ˈæm bərˌdʒæk /

noun

amberjacks plural

1. any of several yellow to coppery fork-tailed fishes of the genus Seriola, as S. dumerili of warm Atlantic waters.

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amberjack British  

/ ˈæmbəˌdʒæk /

noun

1. any of several large carangid fishes of the genus Seriola, esp S. dumerili, with golden markings when young, occurring in tropical and subtropical Atlantic waters

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Etymology

Origin of amberjack

First recorded in 1890–95; amber (color) + jack ¹ (kind of fish)

Example Sentences

Most of the specimens are flown in whole from Japan; recent models have included amberjack, madai, triple tail and bonito.

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2022

Various types of fish—and sharks—were involved, including striped bass, yellowtail amberjack, great white sharks, and basking sharks.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 9, 2021

The Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, which administered the Gulf red snapper count, is taking proposals for a project to estimate numbers of greater amberjack in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2021

Dolphins started dying in record numbers, tuna and amberjack developed deformities to their heart and other organs.

From The Guardian • Apr. 18, 2020

The Gulf Stream runs along the outer edge of the reef, and here between Tennessee Buoy and Alligator Light, eighteen miles, is a feeding-ground for sailfish, kingfish, amberjack, barracuda, and other fishes.

From Tales of Fishes by Grey, Zane