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Definition of Sciaenops ocellatus
1. Noun. Large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico.
Generic synonyms: Drum, Drumfish
Group relationships: Genus Sciaenops, Sciaenops
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sciaenops Ocellatus
Literary usage of Sciaenops ocellatus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1913)
"The latter weighed 1% pounds. The largest taken in 1!)] i measured 1-3^ and
1!J inches respectively. Sciaenops ocellatus (Linnaeus). ..."
2. On the Zoological Position of Texas by Edward Drinker Cope (1880)
"Sciaenops ocellatus, (Linn.) GUI.—EED BASS; SPOTTED BASS.—Cape Cod to Florida;
Gulf of Mexico. 15739. Cast. New York. EG Blackford. Photograph. ..."
3. The Call of the Surf by Van Campen Heilner, Frank Stick (1920)
"... for in those misty bars stretching away into the distances we knew there were
cuts and channels which must hold our old friend, Sciaenops ocellatus. ..."
4. The Zoological Record ...: Being Records of Zoological Literature by Zoological Record Association (London, England), Zoological Society of London (1906)
"... MESNIL (68). sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus), stomach and intestine,
alno In pompano (Trachinotus carolinus), red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus), ..."
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