- Any one of several species of marine carangoid fishes
of the genus Seriola; especially, the large California species (S.
dorsalis) which sometimes weighs thirty or forty pounds, and is highly
esteemed as a food fish; -- called also cavasina, and white salmon. - The mademoiselle, or silver perch. - The menhaden. - The runner, 12. - A California rockfish (Sebastodes flavidus). - The sailor's choice (Diplodus rhomboides).
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