queenfish

English

Etymology

From queen +‎ fish.

Noun

queenfish (plural queenfishes or queenfish)

1. (US, Canada, UK) A queen croaker, of species Seriphus politus, of North America, with elongated body and large mouth.
2. (Australia) Any fish in the genus Scomberoides
3. (Australia) An emperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae)

Derived terms

• barred queenfish (Scomberoides tala)
• deepbodies queenfish (Scomberoides pelagicus)
• doublespotted queenfish, double-spotted queenfish (Scomberoides lysan)
• needle-scaled queenfish (Scomberoides tol)
• Talang queenfish (Scomberoides commersonnianus)

References

• queenfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Seriphus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Seriphus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Scomberoides on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Scomberoides on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Scomberoides on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons