Definition of Paralichthys dentatus

1. Noun. Flounder of eastern coast of North America.

Exact synonyms: Summer Flounder
Generic synonyms: Lefteye Flounder, Lefteyed Flounder
Group relationships: Genus Paralichthys, Paralichthys

Lexicographical Neighbors of Paralichthys Dentatus

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
Paradesi
Paradisaeidae
Paradise
Paradisea liliastrum
Paradoxurus
Parafilaria multipapillosa
Paragonimus ringeri
Paragonimus westermani
Paraguay
Paraguay tea
Paraguayan
Paraguayan monetary unit
Paraguayans
Paralichthys
Paralichthys dentatus (current term)
Paralichthys lethostigmus
Paralipomenon
Paralithodes
Paralithodes camtschatica
Parallel Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy
Parallel Lives
Paralympian
Paralympians
Paralympic
Paralympic Games
Paralympics
Paramaribo
Paramithia

Literary usage of Paralichthys dentatus

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

1. Reports of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1907)
"Similar to Paralichthys dentatus, but with fewer gill-rakers (12 on first arch), with bend in lateral line .33 length of straight part, and of different ..."

2. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"The summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) replaces the Monterey halibut on the Atlantic Coast, where it is a common food-fish. Farther south it gives way ..."

3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1902)
"... pharynx, and oesophagus present; 1.6-2.74 mm- '°ng> 0.57 mm. wide : in intestine of flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) ..."

4. Foods and Their Adulteration: Origin, Manufacture, and Composition of Food by Harvey Washington Wiley (1911)
"This fish (Paralichthys dentatus) is quite abundant on the Atlantic coast, frequenting the coast from Cape Cod to the Carolinas. It reaches a length of from ..."

5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1898)
"... the summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) was often taken. The four-spotted flounder (Paralichthys oblongus) and the window-pane (Bothus maculatus) ..."

6. American Fishes: A Popular Treatise Upon the Game and Food Fishes of North by George Brown Goode, Theodore Gill (1903)
"Paralichthys dentatus : Summer Flounder; Plaice; Turbot Flounder (p 314). Paralichthys oblongus : four-spotted Flounder (p. 320). ..."

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