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Definition of Peristethus cataphractum

Peristethus cataphractum
Lyrie Ly"rie (l[imac]"r[i^]), n. [Icel. hl[=y]ri a sort of fish.] (Zo["o]l.) A European fish (Peristethus cataphractum), having the body covered with bony plates, and having three spines projecting in front of the nose; -- called also noble, pluck, pogge, sea poacher, and armed bullhead.

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- Peristedion brevirostre (Günther, 1860) (Flat-head searobin) Peristedion cataphractum (Linnaeus, 1758) (African armoured searobin) Peristedion crustosum Garman...
- northwestern Pacific Ocean. Scalicus engyceros was first formally described as Peristethus engyceros in 1872 by the German-born British herpetologist and ichthyologist...