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Definition of Menticirrhus saxatilis
1. Noun. Whiting of the east coast of United States; closely resembles king whiting.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Menticirrhus Saxatilis
Literary usage of Menticirrhus saxatilis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1920)
"Menticirrhus saxatilis (Schneider). Atlantic City and Corson's Inlet, where
spawners arrive in mid-May. Two examples caught in middle of October. ..."
2. Bass, Pike, Perch and Others by James Alexander Henshall (1903)
"THE KINGFISH (Menticirrhus saxatilis) The kingfish is also known as barb and sea
mink in the North, ..."
3. Bass, Pike, Perch and Other Game Fishes of America by James Alexander Henshall (1919)
"... caudal fin weakly double concave; gill-rakers long and slender, 4 + 9-
Menticirrhus saxatilis. The Kingfish. Body elongate, but little compressed; ..."
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