trichonotus

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. In ichthyology, the typical genus of Trichonotidæ: so called from the long filamentous anterior dorsal ray of T. setigerus, the original species. The body is long and subcylindrical, with cycloid scales of moderate size; the eyes look upward; the teeth are in villiform bands on the jaws; the long dorsal fin is spineless; the anal is also long; the ventrals are jugular, with one spine and five rays; and the caudal vertebræ are very numerous.
2. n. In entomology, a generic name which has been used for certain beetles and flies, but is in each case preoccupied in ichthyology.