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Definition of Genus pomacanthus
1. Noun. Angelfishes.
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Chaetodontidae, Family Chaetodontidae
Member holonyms: Angelfish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Pomacanthus
Literary usage of Genus pomacanthus
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 (1864)
"... 217, confounds it with the next species. Pomacanthus Paru Cuv., 7, 205.
Following Mr. Gill, I suppress the genus Pomacanthus of Cuvier, ..."
2. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"... blackish with white circles, are found with other species in the same waters.
The genus Pomacanthus ..."
3. The Geographical Distribution of Animals: With a Study of the Relations of by Alfred Russel Wallace (1876)
"Only one genus (Pomacanthus), with a single species, is confined to the West
Atlantic. FAMILY 9. ..."
4. Guide to the Gallery of Fishes in the Department of Zoology of the British by William George Ridewood (1908)
"The genus Pomacanthus includes American fishes only; they are larger than the
species of Holacanthus, and have about 10 spines in the dorsal fin instead of ..."
5. British Museum Guides: Vertrbrates by British Museum (Natural History) (1906)
"The genus Pomacanthus includes American fishes only; they are larger than the
species of Holacanthus, and have about 10 spines in the dorsal fin instead of ..."
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