Definition of Pomatomus

1. Noun. Type genus of the Pomatomidae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Pomatomus
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Family Pomatomidae, Pomatomidae
Member holonyms: Bluefish, Pomatomus Saltatrix

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pomatomus

Polystichum
Polystichum acrostichoides
Polystichum aculeatum
Polystichum adiantiformis
Polystichum braunii
Polystichum lonchitis
Polystichum scopulinum
Polystichum setiferum
Pomacanthus
Pomacentridae
Pomacentrus
Pomacentrus leucostictus
Pomaderris
Pomaderris apetala
Pomatomidae
Pomatomus
Pomatomus saltatrix
Pomerania
Pomeranian
Pomeranians
Pomeroy
Pomeroy's operation
Pommyland
Pomo
Pomoan
Pomolobus
Pomolobus pseudoharengus
Pomoxis
Pomoxis annularis
Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Literary usage of Pomatomus

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

1. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum by Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1859)
"15. Spines of the fins very feeble; lower jaw longest; caudalis forked; coloration uniform. Japanese Sea. a. Japan. 48. pomatomus. ..."

2. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum by Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1859)
"15. Spines of the fins very feeble; lower jaw longest; caudalis forked; coloration uniform. Japanese Sea. o. Japan. 48. pomatomus. ..."

3. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"... and pointed teeth with which the jaws arc armed. They inhabit the Indian seas, are small, and generally marked with longitudinal streaks.(2) • pomatomus ..."

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