seriola dorsalis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Seriola dorsalis
    n 1: game fish of southern California and Mexico having a yellow
         tail fin [syn: {yellowtail}, {Seriola dorsalis}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Yellowtail \Yel"low*tail`\, n. (Zool.)
   (a) Any one of several species of marine carangoid fishes of
       the genus {Seriola}; especially, the large California
       species ({Seriola 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}).
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   Note: Several other fishes are also locally called
         yellowtail.
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