n. A carangoid fish of the West Indies and South Atlantic and Gulf States, Trachynotus carolinus, attaining a length of about 18 inches, and highly esteemed for food.n. In California, a fish, Stromateus simillimus, abundant in summer along the coast, and highly esteemed for food.n. Along the western coast of Florida, a gerroid fish, Gerres olisthostoma.