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Definition of Genus psenes
1. Noun. A genus of Stromateidae.
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Family Stromateidae, Stromateidae
Member holonyms: Driftfish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Psenes
Literary usage of Genus psenes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales by Linnean Society of New South Wales (1881)
"Genus PSENES, Cuv. & Val. Body compressed, elevated, covered with rather small
cycloid scales ; cleft of the mouth narrow, with the muzzle above swollen, ..."
2. Reports of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1907)
"Genus PSENES Cuvier and Valenciennes. Body rather deep and compressed; mouth
small, overhung by the swollen snout; jaw teeth in a single series; ..."
3. The Fishes of North Carolina by Hugh McCormick Smith (1907)
"Genus PSENES Cuvier and Valenciennes. Body rather deep and compressed; mouth
small, overhung by the swollen snout; jaw teeth in a single series; ..."
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