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amberjack

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amberjack: see pompano leather jacks is the pilot fish, a slender variety rarely over 2 ft (60 cm) long. Pilot fish, Naucrates ductor, often follow ships and sharks, feeding on the scraps left behind. Another species also called pilot fish is an

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amberjack

Any of various popular marine game fishes (genus Seriola), members of the jack family (Carangidae). Amberjacks are found worldwide. The greater amberjack of the tropical Atlantic is one of the largest jack species, often attaining a length of 6 ft (1.8 m).



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In January 2004, 2 fishermen captured a 26-kg amberjack (local name: Medregal Negro; scientific name: Seriola Rivoliana) while scuba diving along the coast of the Canary Islands, Spain.
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The company offers a few different packages of sushi with combinations of the conventional varieties--salmon, tuna, salmon roe, bonito, sea urchin, shrimp, squid, scallop, amberjack, et cetera--as well as different vegetable roll options like pumpkin and kidney bean tempura.
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Near the reef, large iguanas ate from our hands, and the snorkeling was the best yet, as massive amberjacks, groupers and stingrays circled just a few feet offshore near a floating bridge that led to Mayan caves.
MAYAN RIVIERA ESCAPES HUSTLE, BUSTLE OF CANCUN by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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