Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of deep-sea fishes, typical of the family Stomiatidæ, having a long compressed body with delicate deciduous scales, a row of phosphorescent or luminous spots along each side, and a rayed dorsal opposite the anal fin: so called from the large and deep mouth, armed with a formidable array of teeth.
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Examples
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As with the taxon pleuriticus, the name stomias is associated with doubt and confusion as to which cutthroat trout from which river drainage it refers to.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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As with the taxon pleuriticus, the name stomias is associated with doubt and confusion as to which cutthroat trout from which river drainage it refers to.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Thus it is not known with certainty if the name stomias was actually based on cutthroat trout specimens from the South Platte basin.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Thus it is not known with certainty if the name stomias was actually based on cutthroat trout specimens from the South Platte basin.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Thus it is not known with certainty if the name stomias was actually based on cutthroat trout specimens from the South Platte basin.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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As with the taxon pleuriticus, the name stomias is associated with doubt and confusion as to which cutthroat trout from which river drainage it refers to.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Thus it is not known with certainty if the name stomias was actually based on cutthroat trout specimens from the South Platte basin.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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As with the taxon pleuriticus, the name stomias is associated with doubt and confusion as to which cutthroat trout from which river drainage it refers to.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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DESCRIPTION Neither the scientific name stomias implying a large mouth nor the common name are useful to identify the greenback subspecies.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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DESCRIPTION Neither the scientific name stomias implying a large mouth nor the common name are useful to identify the greenback subspecies.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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