Definition of Chrysophrys auratus

1. Noun. Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots.

Exact synonyms: Snapper
Generic synonyms: Sparid, Sparid Fish
Group relationships: Chrysophrys, Genus Chrysophrys
Terms within: Snapper

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chrysophrys Auratus

Chrysippan
Chrysler
Chryslers
Chrysobalanus
Chrysobalanus icaco
Chrysochloridae
Chrysochloris
Chrysolepis
Chrysolepis chrysophylla
Chrysolepis sempervirens
Chrysolophus
Chrysolophus pictus
Chrysomelidae
Chrysomyia
Chrysophrys
Chrysophrys auratus (current term)
Chrysophrys australis
Chrysophyceae
Chrysophyllum
Chrysophyllum cainito
Chrysophyllum oliviforme
Chrysophyta
Chrysopidae
Chrysops
Chrysopsis
Chrysopsis mariana
Chrysopsis villosa
Chrysosplenium
Chrysosplenium americanum
Chrysosporium parvum

Literary usage of Chrysophrys auratus

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

1. Scientific Investigations by Great Britain Fishery Board for Scotland, Fishery Board for Scotland (1907)
"... with two plates of drawings, on hermaphroditism in the cod, a condition which is normal in certain fishes, as the Gilthead (Chrysophrys auratus), ..."

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