crevalle

noun

cre·val·le kri-ˈva-lē

: any of several carangid fishes (genus Caranx)

especially : jack crevalle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Downstairs in the public viewing area, Otis reappeared, trailed by a school of crevalle jack and permit fish. —

Andy Newman, New York Times, 16 May 2018 The jack crevalle is the brute of the Alabama coast. —

AL.com, 23 July 2017 Stanczyk has caught goliaths on everything from sharks and cobias to Spanish mackerel and large crevalle jacks. —

Steve Waters, Sun-Sentinel.com, 23 June 2017 Sunday’s trip was followed by an inshore trip on Monday that produced five snook, a mutton snapper, 10 jack crevalles and a tarpon that jumped off. —

Steve Waters, Sun-Sentinel.com, 4 July 2017

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