'Stenotomus chrysops' definitions:
Definition of 'Stenotomus chrysops'
(from WordNet)
noun
Found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish [syn: scup, northern porgy, northern scup, Stenotomus chrysops]
Definition of 'Stenotomus chrysops'
From: GCIDE
- Scup \Scup\, n. [Contr. fr. American Indian mishc[`u]p, fr. mishe-kuppi large, thick-scaled.] (Zool.) A marine sparoid food fish (Stenotomus chrysops, or Stenotomus argyrops), common on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It appears bright silvery when swimming in the daytime, but shows broad blackish transverse bands at night and when dead. Called also porgee, paugy, porgy, scuppaug. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The same names are also applied to a closely allied Southern species (Stenotomus Gardeni). [1913 Webster]