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Definition of Stenotomus chrysops

Stenotomus chrysops
Scup Scup, n. [Contr. fr. American Indian mishc[`u]p, fr. mishe-kuppi large, thick-scaled.] (Zo["o]l.) A marine sparoid food fish (Stenotomus chrysops, or S. argyrops), common on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It appears bright silvery when swimming in the daytime, but shows broad blackish transverse bands at night and when dead. Called also porgee, paugy, porgy, scuppaug. Note: The same names are also applied to a closely allied Southern species. (Stenotomus Gardeni).

Meaning of Stenotomus chrysops from wikipedia

- The scup (Stenotomus chrysops) is a fish that occurs primarily in the Atlantic from M****achusetts to South Carolina. Along with many other fish of the...
- recognized species: Stenotomus caprinus D. S. Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 (Longspine porgy) Stenotomus chrysops (Linnaeus, 1766) (Scup) Stenotomus porgies have deep...
- munnawhatteaûg from a base that means 'he fertilizes.' scup, 'a bream fish' (Stenotomus chrysops). Narragansett mishcup. Also appears as scuppaug. porgy, name for...
- ("saskatoon berry"). The town of Saskatoon is named after the plant. Scup (Stenotomus chrysops) porgy Narragansett From mishcùp ("porgy"). The plural mishcùppaûog...
- b****) Pholis gunnellus (rock gunnel) Pomatomus saltatrix (bluefish) Stenotomus chrysops (scup) Ulvaria subbifurcata (radiated shanny) Archosargus probatocephalus...
- 'porgy' (possibly derived from M****achusett plural form [mishcu]paug) Stenotomus chrysops, 'scup,' 'scuppaug' or 'mischup' or mishcuppaug (muhskup) Tautoga...
- species Stenella †Stenella rayi – type locality for species †Stenotomus †Stenotomus chrysops – or unidentified comparable form †Stephanogonia †Stephanogonia...
- obsolete nomenclature †Stellatoma stellata †Stelletta Stenella †Stenotomus chrysops – or unidentified comparable form Stercorarius †Stercorarius longicaudus...
- substrate in that period in order to avoid being eaten by scup (Stenotomus chrysops) when the schools of young fish move ins****. When the fish depart...
- (Pagellus bogaraveo) Musselcracker seabream (Sparodon durbanensis) Scup (Stenotomus chrysops) Eastern blue groper (Ac****odus viridis) Foxfish (Bodi**** frenchii)...