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Definition of Kyphosus sectatrix
1. Noun. Food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow ships.
Generic synonyms: Sea Chub
Group relationships: Genus Kyphosus, Kyphosus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kyphosus Sectatrix
Literary usage of Kyphosus sectatrix
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Contributions from the Bermuda Biological Station for Research by Bermuda Biological Station for Research (1904)
"It was strangely confused with Kyphosus sectatrix by Goode. GERRIDAE. Eucinostomus
gula (Cuv. & VAL.). Shad. Goode, '76', p. 39. Distribution. ..."
2. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"The best-known members of this group belong to the genus Kyphosus. Kyphosus sectatrix
is the rudder-fish, or Chopa blanca, common in the West Indies ..."
3. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1916)
"Sheepshead." Palm Beach and Stuart. Diplodus holbrooki (TH Bean). Stuart and
Clearwater. Eucinostomus gula (Valenciennes). Stuart. Kyphosus sectatrix ..."
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