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Definition of Paralichthys
1. Noun. A genus of Bothidae.
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Bothidae, Family Bothidae
Member holonyms: Paralichthys Lethostigmus, Southern Flounder, Paralichthys Dentatus, Summer Flounder
Lexicographical Neighbors of Paralichthys
Literary usage of Paralichthys
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum by Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1862)
"paralichthys maculosus. Pleuronectes maculosus, Girard in Proc. ... paralichthys
maculosus. Girard in US Pacif. RR Exited. Fishes, p. 147. D. 68. A. 52. ..."
2. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"The Monterey halibut (paralichthys californicus) is the largest of these, ...
The summer flounder (paralichthys dentatus) replaces the Monterey halibut on ..."
3. Reports of Explorations and Surveys: To Ascertain the Most Practicable and by United States War Dept, Joseph Henry, United States Army. Corps of Engineers, Spencer Fullerton Baird (1855)
"CaL Acad. Nat. Sc. 1855, 40. It is taken in the Bay of San Francisco and brought
to the market of that city. paralichthys, Girard. GEN. ..."
4. A Guide to the Study of Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1905)
"The Monterey halibut (paralichthys californiens) is the largest of these, ...
Farther south it gives way to the Southern flounder (paralichthys ..."
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