单词 | southern kingfish |
释义 | > as lemmassouthern kingfish e. Chiefly U.S. regional (north-eastern). Originally: a sciaenid fish of the shallow coastal waters of the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, Menticirrhus saxatalis, having a single barbel on the chin and prominent chevron shaped markings; also called northern kingfish. In later use also (frequently with distinguishing word): any of various other fishes of the genus Menticirrhus found in this region, esp. M. americanus (more fully southern kingfish) and M. littoralis (more fully gulf kingfish). Also called barb. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > family Sciaenidae (drums) > [noun] > member of genus Menticirrhus whiting1735 kingfish1815 surf whiting1877 tomcod1881 roundhead1890 1815 Trans. N.Y. Lit. & Philos. Soc. 1 408 King-fish. (Sciæna nebulosa.) With cirrhous chin, clouded skin, and ragged blunt processes. 1873 T. Gill Catal. Fishes East Coast N. Amer. 27 Menticirrus nebulosus..King-fish; whiting. 1934 S. F. Hildebrand & L. E. Cable Reproduc. & Devel. Whitings or Kingfishes (Bull. U.S. Bureau Fisheries, No. 16) 51 (heading) The whitings or kingfishes (Menticirrhus americanus, M. saxatilis and M. littoralis). 1971 Copeia No. 2. 331/2 They reported nearly complete scalation at 18-20mm for the southern kingfish..; northern kingfish..; Gulf kingfish..; and the sea trout. 2008 A. Ristori Compl. Bk. Surf Fishing ii. 33 All kingfish are easily identified by a rounded snout, tiny mouth, and a short barbel on the chin. < as lemmas |
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