maasbanker
/mɑːsˈbaŋkə
/noun (plural same or maasbankers)
South African term for horse mackerel.And that means the fish they are feeding on, described last week as anchovies and maasbanker - it's too early for sardines - are still hanging around....
- With maasbanker prices at record high levels, the Namibian fishery was a marginal contributor to profit.
- The third is the one with the more extensive range, down to S. Africa, where it is called maasbanker because of its supposed resemblance to a freshwater fish of the River Maas in the Netherlands.
Origin
From Dutch marsbanker.