mackerel

Any of various marine fishes of the family Scombridae, especially Scomber scombrus of the North Atlantic Ocean, a predatory food fish having dark wavy bars on the back and a silvery belly.

Any of various similar fishes, such as the horse mackerels.

A pander or pimp.

To fish for or catch mackerel; go on a mackerel voyage.

In Australia, a fish, Scomber antarcticus, Castln., similar to the chub mackerel, Scomber Japonicus, Houttuyn; in New Zealand, Scomber australasious, Cuv. and Val.

One of several different fishes of the family Scombridæ, and especially any fish of the genus Scomber.

The bonito, Sarda chilensis.

The common mackerel of next to the smallest of the four commercial sizes (large, seconds, tinkers, blinks), which are supposed to indicate respectively four, three, two, and one years of growth.

(See also frigate-mackerel.)

A pimp; also, a bawd.