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Definition of Genus Centropomus

1. Noun. Type genus of the Centropomidae: snooks.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Centropomus

Literary usage of Genus Centropomus

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

1. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"... in his genus Centropomus, comprehends several Fishes which have not its characters, such as the Labrax lupus, the lutes, &c. ..."

2. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1906)
"... and of a new fish of the genus Centropomus. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., London, (Ser. 7), 13, 1904, (259-261). [5431]. ..."

3. A Bibliography of Fishes by Bashford Dean, Eugene Willis Gudger, American Museum of Natural History, Arthur Wilbur Henn (1917)
"... and of a new fish of the genus Centropomus. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 1904, 7. ser. 13, 259-261. 1904.2 — Descriptions of new or little- known fishes from ..."

4. The Zoological Record ...: Being Records of Zoological Literature by Zoological Record Association (London, England), Zoological Society of London (1876)
"... the letterpress being occupied by the genus Centropomus. The collections from this region to be subsequently discussed consist of the genera Apogon, ..."

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