- belted sandfish
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a sea bass, Serranus subligarius, inhabiting warm, shallow waters of the western Atlantic Ocean.
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belted sandfish
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Belted sandfish — Taxobox name = Belted sandfish image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Serranidae genus = Serranus species = S. subligarius binomial = Serranus subligarius binomial authority … Wikipedia
belted sandfish — noun found in warm shallow waters of western Atlantic • Syn: ↑Serranus subligarius • Hypernyms: ↑sea bass • Member Holonyms: ↑Serranus, ↑genus Serranus * * * a sea bass, Serranus subligarius, inhabiting warm, shallow waters of the western… … Useful english dictionary
sandfish — /sand fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) sandfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) sandfishes. 1. either of two scaleless fishes of the family Trichodontidae, of the North Pacific, that live in sand or mud. 2. Also called beaked … Universalium
Serranidae — Taxobox name = Serranidae image width = 240px image caption = Humpback grouper, Cromileptes altivelis regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes subordo = Percoidei superfamilia = Percoidea familia =… … Wikipedia
Serranus — Taxobox name = Serranus fossil range = Thanetian to Present [cite journal last = Sepkoski first = Jack authorlink = coauthors = title = A compendium of fossil marine animal genera journal = Bulletins of American Paleontology volume = 364 issue =… … Wikipedia
sea bass — /bas/ 1. any of numerous marine fishes of the family Serranidae. Cf. black sea bass. 2. any of numerous related or similar marine food fishes. [1755 65, Amer] * * * Any of about 400 species (family Serranidae) of carnivorous fishes, most of which … Universalium
genus Serranus — noun type genus of the Serranidae: mostly small Pacific sea basses • Syn: ↑Serranus • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Serranidae, ↑family Serranidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sea bass — noun 1. the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae • Syn: ↑bass • Hypernyms: ↑saltwater fish • Hyponyms: ↑striped bass, ↑striper 2. any of various food and sport fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States having an elon … Useful english dictionary
Serranus — noun type genus of the Serranidae: mostly small Pacific sea basses • Syn: ↑genus Serranus • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Serranidae, ↑family Serranidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Serranus subligarius — noun found in warm shallow waters of western Atlantic • Syn: ↑belted sandfish • Hypernyms: ↑sea bass • Member Holonyms: ↑Serranus, ↑genus Serranus … Useful english dictionary
