Definition of Ocyurus chrysurus

1. Noun. Superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail.

Exact synonyms: Yellowtail, Yellowtail Snapper
Generic synonyms: Snapper
Group relationships: Genus Ocyurus, Ocyurus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ocyurus Chrysurus

October 12
October 24
October Revolution
October surprise
Octoberfest
Octoberly
Octobers
Octobery
Octobr
Octobre
Octomitidae
Octomitus hominis
Octopodidae
Octoroon
Ocyurus
Ocyurus chrysurus (current term)
Oddfellow
Oddfellows
Oddi
Oddo-Harkins rule
Odense
Oder
Oder River
Odesa
Odessa
Odets
Odette
Odia
Odias

Literary usage of Ocyurus chrysurus

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

1. Bass, Pike, Perch and Others by James Alexander Henshall (1903)
"THE YELLOW-TAIL (Ocyurus chrysurus) The yellow-tail is a very handsome fish, and one of the favorite pan-fishes at Key West. It was named chrysurus, ..."

2. Bass, Pike, Perch and Other Game Fishes of America by James Alexander Henshall (1919)
"... (Ocyurus chrysurus) The yellow-tail is a very handsome fish, and one of the favorite pan-fishes at Key West. It was named chrysurus, or "gold-tail," by ..."

3. Popular Science Monthly (1906)
"... synagris with Ocyurus chrysurus. Nothing is known as to the fertility of any of these forms. The record of such hybrids shows how rare is the occurrence ..."

4. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"Yellow-tail Snapper, Ocyurus chrysurus (Linnaeus). Key West. like nostrils and other notable peculiarities. From the standpoint of structure this species, ..."

5. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1920)
"40. Lutjanus griseus (Linne). 41. L. jocu (Schneider). K. 42. L. analis (Cuvier). K. 43. L. synagris (Linne). LK 44. Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch). KL 45. ..."

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