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Definition of Pomatomus
1. Noun. Type genus of the Pomatomidae.
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Family Pomatomidae, Pomatomidae
Member holonyms: Bluefish, Pomatomus Saltatrix
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pomatomus
Literary usage of Pomatomus
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 (1859)
"15. Spines of the fins very feeble; lower jaw longest; caudalis forked; coloration
uniform. Japanese Sea. a. Japan. 48. pomatomus. ..."
2. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum by Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1859)
"15. Spines of the fins very feeble; lower jaw longest; caudalis forked; coloration
uniform. Japanese Sea. o. Japan. 48. pomatomus. ..."
3. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"... and pointed teeth with which the jaws arc armed. They inhabit the Indian seas,
are small, and generally marked with longitudinal streaks.(2) • pomatomus ..."
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