katonkeln.
/kəˈtɒŋk(ə)l/, U.S. /kəˈtɔŋk(ə)l/, /kəˈtɑŋk(ə)l/, South African English /kəˈtɒŋk(ə)l/ South African.
Either of two marine game fishes: (a) Scomberomorus commersoni, of the family Scomberomoridæ, which may be six feet long, occurs in the Indo-Pacific ocean, and is also called barracuda; (b) Sarda sarda, of the family Scombridæ, a much smaller fish found in the Atlantic, and also called bonito.
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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Scombroidei (mackerel) > [noun] > family Scombridae > sarda sarda (striped tunny)
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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Scombroidei (mackerel) > [noun] > family Scombridae > member of Scomberomorus (Spanish mackerel)
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1853 L. Pappe Synopsis Edible Fishes Cape Good Hope 26 Stromateus Capensis. Mihi. N. Sp. (Katunker)... A good table-fish, but not common. It is caught with the hook and net, chiefly East of Table Bay.
1893 H. A. Bryden Gun & Camera Southern Afr. 449 Many of the Cape fish are endowed with the quaintest Dutch names. Here are a few of them: Kabeljouw,..katunka, elftvisch.
1930 C. L. Biden Sea-angling Fishes of Cape vii. 144 The word ‘Katonkel’ has been corrupted from what was known by the Port Elizabeth Malays as ‘katunker’ or ‘katonker’ which originated from the original Malay word ‘kentangkai’, a kind of sea-fish.
1959 Cape Times 18 Feb. 2/4 This is the first time in eight years that so many barracuda (katonkels) have been caught at one time.
1974 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 1 Aug. 21 Katankel were a regular summer fishing feature of Port Elizabeth when the harbour breakwater was open to anglers.
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