English▸ noun
(plural same or yellowtails)
a marine fish that has yellow coloration on the fins, especially a number of species prized as food fish. Several genera and species, including the large sport fish yellowtail (Seriola lalandi, family Carangidae) of southern California, the yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea, family Pleuronectidae) of the Atlantic coast from Labrador to Virginia, and the yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus, family Lutjanidae) of Bermuda and the West Indies.