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Stromateus triacanthus
Dollar Dol"lar, n. [D. daalder, LG. dahler, G. thaler, an abbreviation of Joachimsthaler, i. e., a piece of money first coined, about the year 1518, in the valley (G. thal) of St. Joachim, in Bohemia. See Dale.] 1. (a) A silver coin of the United States containing 371.25 grains of silver and 41.25 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 412.5 grains. (b) A gold coin of the United States containing 23.22 grains of gold and 2.58 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 25.8 grains, nine-tenths fine. It is no longer coined. Note: Previous to 1837 the silver dollar had a larger amount of alloy, but only the same amount of silver as now, the total weight being 416 grains. The gold dollar as a distinct coin was first made in 1849. The eagles, half eagles, and quarter eagles coined before 1834 contained 24.75 grains of gold and 2.25 grains of alloy for each dollar. 2. A coin of the same general weight and value, though differing slightly in different countries, current in Mexico, Canada, parts of South America, also in Spain, and several other European countries. 3. The value of a dollar; the unit commonly employed in the United States in reckoning money values. Chop dollar. See under 9th Chop. Dollar fish (Zo["o]l.), a fish of the United States coast (Stromateus triacanthus), having a flat, roundish form and a bright silvery luster; -- called also butterfish, and Lafayette. See Butterfish. Trade dollar, a silver coin formerly made at the United States mint, intended for export, and not legal tender at home. It contained 378 grains of silver and 42 grains of alloy.
Stromateus triacanthus
Butterfish But"ter*fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.) A name given to several different fishes, in allusion to their slippery coating of mucus, as the Stromateus triacanthus of the Atlantic coast, the Epinephelus punctatus of the southern coast, the rock eel, and the kelpfish of New Zealand.

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- genus Stromateus: Stromateus brasiliensis Fowler, 1906 (Southwest Atlantic butterfish) Stromateus fiatola Linnaeus, 1758 (blue butterfish) Stromateus stellatus...
- The blue butterfish (Stromateus fiatola), is a species of pelagic fish in the genus Stromateus. The blue butterfish usually grows about 40 cm (16 in)...
- (Peck, 1804). Genus Stromateus Southwest Atlantic butterfish, Stromateus brasiliensis Fowler, 1906. Blue butterfish, Stromateus fiatola Linnaeus, 1758...
- Portuguese pampo, referring to various fish such as the blue butterfish (Stromateus fiatola). The fish meat is white in color. They are found globally in...
- 1804) Synonyms Poronotus triacanthus (Peck, 1804) Rhombus triacanthus (Peck, 1804) Stromateus cryptosus Mitchill, 1814 Stromateus triacanthus Peck, 1804...
- 1766) Sternoptyx gardenii Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Stromateus gardenii (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Stromateus longipinnis Mitchill, 1815 Peprilus longipinnis...
- argenteus (Euphrasén, 1788) Synonyms Stromateus argenteus Euphrasen, 1788 Stromateoides argenteus (Euphrasen, 1788) Stromateus cinereus Bloch, 1795 Pampus cinereus...
- Scombriformes Family: Stromateidae Genus: Pampus Bonaparte, 1834 Type species Stromateus candidus Cuvier, 1829 Synonyms Chondroplites Gill, 1862 Leptolepis Guichenot...
- Trichiurus (cutl****fishes), Anarhichas (wolffishes), Ammodytes (sand eels), Stromateus (butterfishes) and Xiphias (swordfishes) Jugulares: Callionymus (dragonets)...
- some southern cities in Iraq. It is basically ****ed fried fish, usually Stromateus and caramelized onions served over rice that is cooked in well-****ed...