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mackerel - any of various fishes of the family Scombridae |
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scombroid,
scombroid fish important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters
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family scombridae,
scombridae marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna
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common mackerel,
scomber scombrus,
shiner important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
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scomber colias,
spanish mackerel medium-sized mackerel of temperate Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
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chub mackerel,
scomber japonicus,
tinker small mackerel found nearly worldwide
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acanthocybium solandri,
wahoo large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide
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spanish mackerel medium-sized mackerel of temperate Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
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mackerel - flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish |
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saltwater fish flesh of fish from the sea used as food
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common mackerel,
scomber scombrus,
shiner important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
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spanish mackerel medium-sized mackerel of temperate Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
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smoked mackerel mackerel cured by smoking
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