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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

amberfish \am"ber*fish`\, Amber fish \Am"ber fish`\([a^]m"b[~e]r*f[i^]sh`). (Zool.) Any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes of the genus Seriola, especially a large vigorous sport fish of the southern Atlantic coast (Seriola Dumerili). It is also called the amberjack. Note: Seriola Carolinensis was the species name given in the 1890 Webster: same fish or different? Syn: amberjack [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 +PJC]