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Definition of Seriola dorsalis
1. Noun. Game fish of southern California and Mexico having a yellow tail fin.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Seriola Dorsalis
Literary usage of Seriola dorsalis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Synopsis of the Fishes of North America by David Starr Jordan, Charles Henry Gilbert (1882)
"This species differs from Seriola dorsalis notably in the larger mouth (maxillary
reaching middle of eye, 2£ in head, in S. carolinensis; barely reaching ..."
2. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"Seriola dorsalis is the noted yellow-tail of California, valued by anglers for
its game qualities. It comes to the Santa Bar- FIG. 383—Amber-fish, . ..."
3. A Guide to the Study of Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1905)
"Seriola dorsalis is the noted yellow-tail of California, valued by anglers for
its game qualities. It comes to the Santa Bar- .' ? Fio. 214. ..."
4. Recreations of a Sportsman on the Pacific Coast by Charles Frederick Holder (1910)
"Seriola dorsalis apparently is confined to Southern California and adjacent
waters, and undoubtedly for its size is the hardest fighting game fish in these ..."
5. Recreations of a Sportsman on the Pacific Coast by Charles Frederick Holder (1910)
"Seriola dorsalis apparently is confined to Southern California and adjacent
waters, and undoubtedly for its size is the hardest fighting game fish in these ..."
6. The Channel Islands of California: A Book for the Angler, Sportsman, and Tourist by Charles Frederick Holder, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (1910)
"... beautiful dorsal fin; hence it is known as Seriola dorsalis, and as it has
radiant tints of gold-yellow and amber on its tail and a gorgeous side stripe ..."
7. The big game fishes of the United States by Charles Frederick Holder (1903)
"Seriola dorsalis (Gill.) is the large Pacific species. The fish attains a length
of over four feet, and I have seen a specimen which weighed eighty pounds ..."
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