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Iridio syn Platyglossus radiatus Pudding fish Pud"ding fish, Pudding wife Pudding wife [Prob.
corrupted fr. the Sp. name in Cuba, pudiano verde.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A large, handsomely colored, blue and bronze, labroid fish
(Iridio, syn. Platyglossus, radiatus) of Florida, Bermuda,
and the West Indies. Called also pudiano, doncella, and,
at Bermuda, bluefish.
Platyglossus radiatus Doncella Don*cel"la, n. [Sp., lit., a maid. Cf. Damsel.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A handsome fish of Florida and the West Indies (Platyglossus
radiatus). The name is applied also to the ladyfish (Harpe
rufa) of the same region.
Platyglossus radiatus Bluefish Blue"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
1. A large voracious fish (Pomatomus saitatrix), of the
family Carangid[ae], valued as a food fish, and widely
distributed on the American coast. On the New Jersey and
Rhode Island coast it is called the horse mackerel, in
Virginia saltwater tailor, or skipjack.
2. A West Indian fish (Platyglossus radiatus), of the
family Labrid[ae].
Note: The name is applied locally to other species of fishes;
as the cunner, sea bass, squeteague, etc.
