sea-galliwasp

alternative sea galliwasp · alternative sea galley wasp

1. Jamaicano pluralobsoleteElops saurus: A species of fish found in the west Atlantic.First known use 1705

   Elops Sawms, Sein Fish or Sea Galley Wasp of Jamaica.

   1886, Catalogue of the Exhibits of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, London: Richards, Glanville & Co., Fishes, page 40

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   The Saurus Maximus of Sloane, now Elops saurus, is the only known species [of the genus Elops]. It is found in Jamaica, where it is called the Sein Fish, or Sea Galley Wasp.

   1832 [1808], David Brewster, editor, The Edinburgh Encyclopædia, volume 11, Ichthyology, page 136

   Synonyms: ladyfish, tenpounder, sein fish