spotted weakfish

spotted weakfish
    n 1: weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United
         States [syn: {spotted weakfish}, {spotted sea trout},
         {spotted squeateague}, {Cynoscion nebulosus}]
    

squeteague \sque*teague"\ (skw[-e]*t[=e]g"), n. [From the North
   American Indian name.] (Zool.)
   An American sciaenoid fish ({Cynoscion regalis}), abundant on
   the Atlantic coast of the United States, and much valued as a
   food fish. It is of a bright silvery color, with iridescent
   reflections. Called also {weakfish}, {squitee}, {chickwit},
   and {sea trout}. The spotted squeteague ({Cynoscion
   nebulosus}) of the Southern United States is a similar fish,
   but the back and upper fins are spotted with black. It is
   called also {spotted weakfish} and {squit}, and, locally,
   {sea trout}, and {sea salmon}. See also under {squitee}.
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Weakfish \Weak"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
   Any fish of the genus {Cynoscion}; a squeteague; -- so called
   from its tender mouth. See {Squeteague}.
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   {Spotted weakfish} (Zool.), the spotted squeteague.
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