Definition of Menticirrhus littoralis

1. Noun. A dull silvery whiting of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States.

Exact synonyms: Silver Whiting
Group relationships: Genus Menticirrhus, Menticirrhus
Generic synonyms: Whiting

Lexicographical Neighbors of Menticirrhus Littoralis

Mensa
Mensan
Mensans
Menshevik
Mentha aquatica
Mentha arvensis
Mentha citrata
Mentha longifolia
Mentha piperita
Mentha pulegium
Mentha rotundifolia
Mentha spicata
Mentha suaveolens
Menticirrhus
Menticirrhus americanus
Menticirrhus littoralis (current term)
Menticirrhus saxatilis
Menticirrhus undulatus
Mentor
Mentzelia
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Mentzelia lindleyi
Mentzelia livicaulis
Menuhin
Menura
Menurae
Menuridae
Menyanthaceae
Menyanthes trifoliata
Menziesia

Literary usage of Menticirrhus littoralis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reports of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1907)
"Menticirrhus littoralis. The surf whiting or silver whiting abounds on the South Atlantic and Gulf coasts, rarely if ever straying north of North Carolina. ..."

2. Bass, Pike, Perch and Others by James Alexander Henshall (1903)
"There are two closely allied species — the Carolina whiting (Menticirrhus americanus) and the surf or silver whiting (Menticirrhus littoralis), ..."

3. Bass, Pike, Perch and Other Game Fishes of America by James Alexander Henshall (1919)
"There are two closely allied species — the Carolina whiting (Menticirrhus americanus) and the surf or silver whiting (Menticirrhus littoralis), ..."

4. Where, When, and how to Catch Fish on the East Coast of Florida by William H. Gregg, John Gardner (1902)
""Menticirrhus littoralis." No illustration. H77 WHITING, SILVER; "Head 3>^ ; depth 4|; eye §% in head; SURF WHITING. snout 3^ D XI> 33 to 25; A. I, ..."

5. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission by United States Fish Commission (1894)
"... and Galveston (Girard, 1859, pi. vu). Galveston (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882). Taken by us only at Galveston. 186. Menticirrhus littoralis (Holbrook). ..."

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