Stenotomus aculeatus
- noun
- Specialized
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porgy del sur
- The Stenotomus aculeatus is a common sight along the southern Atlantic coast.
Examples
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Marine biologists are studying the habitat of Stenotomus aculeatus in North American waters.
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The Stenotomus aculeatus is commonly known as the northern porgy.
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Many anglers hope to catch Stenotomus aculeatus during the summer fishing season.
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Have you ever caught a Stenotomus aculeatus while fishing?
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Many anglers hope to catch Stenotomus aculeatus during the summer fishing season.
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Marine biologists are studying the habitat of Stenotomus aculeatus in North American waters.
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The Stenotomus aculeatus is a common sight along the southern Atlantic coast.
Synonyms
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8.6
A sea fish with a deep body often eaten or caught for sport
A sea fish with mild white flesh that lives near the southern Atlantic coast of the United States
A sea fish with mild, flaky flesh that lives in the southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America
Surface Forms
Morphology
Stenotomus + aculeatus
This is a Latin binomial (genus + specific epithet). A learner who knows 'Stenotomus' as a genus of fish can infer this refers to a species of that genus, but the species epithet 'aculeatus' is not a common English word (and even if its Latin sense ‘spiny’ were known it only conveys an attribute, not the common name ‘northern porgy’). Because taxonomic names signal species membership but require domain knowledge to recover the full common-name meaning, the transparency is partial.
Etymology
Stenotomus aculeatus may come from old Greek and Latin words: steno- meaning 'narrow' and aculeatus meaning 'spiny'. Because this porgy has a narrow body and sharp fin spines, the scientific name points to how the fish looks.