caranxn.
/ˈkaraŋks/ A genus of fishes of the family Scomberidæ. caranx trachurus is the Scad or Horse-mackerel.
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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Scombroidei (mackerel) > [noun] > family Carangidae (scads) > member of Trachurus or Caranx (horse mackerel)
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mother of anchovies1668
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scad mackerel1803
maasbanker1831
caranx1836
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runner1888
mackerel scad1890
1836 Penny Cycl. VI. 278/2.
1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 227 At Rome..during Lent..this caranx is often seen, heard, and smelt, sputtering in rancid grease.
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