Definition of Ruvettus pretiosus

1. Noun. Very large deep-water snake mackerel.

Exact synonyms: Oilfish
Generic synonyms: Gempylid

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ruvettus Pretiosus

Rutherford
Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford Birchard Hayes
Rutherford atom
Rutherfordian
Ruthian
Ruthlyn
Rutilus
Rutilus rutilus
Rutland
Rutland beauties
Rutland beauty
Rutledge
Rutooro
Rutul
Ruvettus pretiosus
Ruy Lopez
Ruysch's membrane
Ruysch's muscle
Ruysch's tube
Ruysch's veins
Rwanda
Rwanda franc
Rwandan
Rwandans
Rwandese
Rwandese Republic
Rx
Ryan
Ryann

Literary usage of Ruvettus pretiosus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum by Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1860)
"ruvettus pretiosus, Cocco, Giorn. Sc. Lett. Sicil. xlii. p. 21, and Nuoc. cum tab. Giorn. Lett. Pisa, fasc. ..."

2. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum by Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1860)
"ruvettus pretiosus, Cocco, Giorn. Sc. Lett. Sicil. xlii. p. 21, and Nnor. Giorn. Lett. Pisa, fasc. ..."

3. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1899)
"... of four as described and figured by Goode and Bean and by Cuvier and Valenciennes. 20. ruvettus pretiosus (Cooo.). One specimen. ..."

4. A Guide to the Study of Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1905)
"ruvettus pretiosus, the black escolar, lives in more moderate depths and is often taken in Cuba, Madeira, Hawaii, and Japan. It is a very large fish, black, ..."

5. A Guide to the Study of Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1905)
"ruvettus pretiosus, the black escolar, lives in more moderate depths and is often taken in Cuba, Madeira, Hawaii, and Japan. It is a very large fish, black, ..."

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