yellowtail

1. Any of several large marine game fishes of the genus Seriola, having a yellow or yellowish tail, such as S. dorsalis, of coastal waters of southern California and Mexico.
2. Any of several other fishes having a yellowish tail, as the silver perch.

1. This large (up to 100 pounds) game fish is found off the coast of Southern California and further south into Mexican waters. It's a member of the jack family-related to pompano-with a flavor and texture similar to tuna. Yellowtail is only occasionally available commercially. It may be prepared in any way suitable for tuna. 2. A variety of snapper. See also fish.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail
  Synonyms: yellowtail snapper, Ocyurus chrysurus

Meaning #2: game fish of S California and Mexico having a yellow tail fin
  Synonym: Seriola dorsalis

Yellowtail, Yellow tail, or Yellow-tailed may refer to:

• Yellowtail (fish)
• Yellow Tail (wine), an Australian wine
• Yellow-tail, a European moth
• Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo, large cockatoo native to the south-east of Australia
• Yellow-tailed Oriole, passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae
• Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey, New World primate endemic to Peru
• Yellow Tail Records, a record label
• Thomas Yellowtail, a Crow Sun Dance Chief and Medicine Man

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