coracine

Definitions

Black; raven-black.
noun A fish anciently called coracinus, generally identified with the Chromis chromis, a species of the family Pomacentridæ.

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The coracine carries its spawn for a long time; but, as it lives usually on rocky ground, it goes to a distance and spawns in places abounding in seaweed, at a period later than the red mullet.

The History of Animals 2002
Fishes, then, as a general rule, attain their full growth with great rapidity, but this is especially the case, among small fishes, with the coracine or crow-fish: it spawns, by the way, near the shore, in weedy and tangled spots.

The History of Animals 2002
Latest in order of the shoal fish come the red mullet and the coracine; these spawn in autumn.

The History of Animals 2002
The coracine, like the maenis, is in best condition at breeding time; the mullet, the basse, and scaly fishes in general are in bad condition at this period.

The History of Animals 2002
The coracine is exceptional among fishes in deriving benefit from drought, and this is due to the fact that heat and drought are apt to come together.

The History of Animals 2002
The coracine, for instance, in some places spawns about wheat-harvest.

The History of Animals 2002