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Definition of Seriphus politus

1. Noun. Silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal waters.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Seriphus Politus

Literary usage of Seriphus politus

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

1. Salt Water Game Fishing by Charles Frederick Holder (1914)
"Here also is the yellow-fin seriphus politus, the spot-fin croaker, ... The yellow-fin, seriphus politus, is one of the most beautiful of all the ..."

2. The Natural Wealth of California: Comprising Early History; Geography by Titus Fey Cronise (1868)
"seriphus politus), growing eight inches long, is caught in San Francisco Bay, but is rare and little known, with no common name. ..."

3. Nature and Science on the Pacific Coast: A Guide-book for Scientific by Pacific Coast Committee (1915)
"... queen-fish (seriphus politus), and a variety of surf-fishes, are also taken. Of introduced fishes, two, the striped bass, and the shad, both planted ..."

4. Nature and Science on the Pacific Coast: A Guide-book for Scientific by Pacific Coast Committee, Betty Hoag McGlynn (1915)
"... queen-fish (seriphus politus), and a variety of surf-fishes, are also taken. Of introduced fishes, two, the striped bass, and the shad, both planted ..."

5. The Call of the Surf by Van Campen Heilner, Frank Stick (1920)
"Classified correctly it is seriphus politus. It is excellent eating. I have seen great numbers of these fish taken from boats and piers farther south. ..."

6. Stoddart's Encyclopaedia Americana: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and by American supplement, Encyclopaedia britannica (1886)
"... and the king-fish or queen-fish (seriphus politus) of California, belong to this family. A very peculiar tribe of Pacific coast fishes is that ..."

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