Caranx n 1: type genus of the Carangidae [syn: {Caranx}, {genus Caranx}]
Carangidae \Carangidae\ n. 1. large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes allied to the mackerels, with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas; it includes the {caranx}, {American bluefish}, and the {pilot fish}. Syn: family Carangidae. [WordNet 1.5]
Caranx \Ca"ranx\ (k[=a]"r[a^][ng]ks), n. (Zool.) A genus of fishes, common on the Atlantic coast, including the yellow or golden mackerel. [1913 Webster]