What is "cero"

Cero \Ce"ro\, n. [Corrupt. fr. Sp. sierra saw, sawfish, cero.] (Zo["o]l.) A large and valuable fish of the Mackerel family, of the genus Scomberomorus. Two species are found in the West Indies and less commonly on the Atlantic coast of the United States, -- the common cero ( Scomberomorus caballa), called also kingfish, and spotted, or king, cero ( Scomberomorus regalis).

n. A large scombroid food fish found chiefly in the West Indies.

1. n. large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters [syn: pintado, kingfish, Scomberomorus regalis]

2. large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil [syn: king mackerel, cavalla, Scomberomorus cavalla]

Cero or CERO may refer to:

• Cero (fish), a large food and game fish of the scombroid family, found chiefly in the West Indies
• Computer Entertainment Rating Organization, the organization that rates video games and computer software in Japan

• , more than one United States Navy ship

• "Cero", Spanish for zero
• Cero (TV channel) or #0, Spanish TV channel

The cero (Scomberomorus regalis) , also known as the pintado, kingfish, cero mackerel, or painted mackerel, is a ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae, better known as the mackerel family. More specifically, this fish is a member of the tribe Scomberomorini, the Spanish mackerels, and is the type species of the genus Scomberomorus. It is similar in appearance and coloration to the Atlantic Spanish mackerel, Scomberomorus maculatus, except the cero has a longitudinal stripe in addition to the spots of the Atlantic Spanish mackerel.

Additionally, the cero reaches larger sizes than the Atlantic Spanish mackerel, often or more, but those over are extremely rare. The first dorsal fin is black anteriorly, the lateral line descends slowly from the shoulder without the sharp break seen on the king mackerel, Scomberomorus cavalla.

In Florida, it is rare north of Palm Beach, but common throughout the Florida Keys and throughout the West Indies. Fishing methods and prey are similar to those of the Spanish mackerel.

#0 (read as Cero, Spanish for Zero) is a Spanish commercial television channel, launched on 1 February 2016 to replace Canal+. The channel is operated by Telefónica and is available on the digital satellite television and IPTV platform Movistar+.