Lexic.us

Definition of Surf fish

1. Noun. A fish of the Pacific coast of North America.

2. Noun. Small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific coast of North America.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Surf Fish

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Literary usage of Surf fish

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

1. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"Silver Surf-fish (viviparous), ... the wall-eye surf-fish, is brilliantly silvery, with very large eyes. H. agassizi closely resembles it, as does also the ..."

2. The Call of the Surf by Van Campen Heilner, Frank Stick (1920)
""Another fish sometimes called 'surf fish' is the California ... "The surf fish stopped annoying us after a while and the bass began striking. ..."

3. American Food and Game Fishes: A Popular Account of All the Species Found in by David Starr Jordan, Barton Warren Evermann (1902)
"... 7. lateralis, the blue perch or striped surf-fish, which is found from British Columbia to San Diego. South of Point Conception it is not common, ..."

4. The Angler's Guide: A Handbook of the Haunts and Habits of the Popular Game by Charles Bradford (1908)
"... See Surf-Fish Moon-Fish: See Moon-Fish and Horse-Fish Moon-Fish, Silver Mossbunker: See Pogy Herring Mud Dab: See Common Flounder Mud Shad Mullet: See ..."

5. California: Las Vegas, Reno, Baja California by John Gottberg (1999)
"Corbina, croaker, halibut and perch are the most common surf fish on the ... Northern surf fish include ca- bezon, greenling, ling cod and rockfish. ..."

6. The Penal Code of the State of California: Adopted February 14, 1872, with by California, James Henry Deering, Charles Howard Fairall (1915)
"... sells, offers, or exposes for sale any California whiting (Menticirrhus undulatus), also known as surf fish, or any yellow-fin or any spot-fin croaker; ..."

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