lirus

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A genus of stromateid fishes, of compressed-ovate form, with convex profile, and six or eight short strong spines in front of the dorsal fin. L. perciformis is the rudder-fish, log-fish, or barrel-fish, of a blackish-green color, found from Maine to Cape Hatteras. Also written Leirus. Lowe, 1839.