gwelly

English

Noun

gwelly (plural gwellies)

1. (Bermuda) A large marine fish, Megalaspis cordyla.

   Synonyms: torpedo scad, hardtail scad, finny scad, finletted mackerel scad, cordyla scad

   • 1883 October 18, “Down in Bermuda”, in Forest and Stream, volume 21, page 224:

     The best of the larger are the turbot, red snappers, gwellys and rockfish.

   • 1970, William Beebe, John Tee-Van, Field Book of the Shore Fishes of Bermuda and the West Indies:

     Key to Bermuda Jacks, Gwellys, Amber-Fish, Bonitos, etc.

   • (Can we date this quote?), International Game Fish Conference, volume 1, Marine Laboratory, University of Miami, page 7:

     The latter has the neon green stripe along the base of the dorsal fin, worthy of mention because of its change in habits with age is another jack, known locally as gwelly. It is Caranx guara.

   • 1984, Monthly Bulletin of the Bermuda Department of Agriculture & Fisheries:

     […] making better use of formerly under-utilized species such as tuna, wahoo, parrot fish, grunts, porgy, amberjack, gwelly, shark and chub.

   • 2017, Joe Brookes, Greatest Fishing: Where to Go to Get the Best!:

     Besides bonefish, gaff-topsail pompano and gray snapper, anglers fishing the beaches, shallow bays and coral heads of Bermuda can take barracuda, gwelly, chub, and occasionally a yellowtail or a prowling bonito.

Further reading

• Torpedo scad on Wikipedia.Wikipedia