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Definition of Menticirrhus littoralis
1. Noun. A dull silvery whiting of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States.
Group relationships: Genus Menticirrhus, Menticirrhus
Generic synonyms: Whiting
Lexicographical Neighbors of Menticirrhus Littoralis
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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