Threadfin

Word THREADFIN
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Hyphenation thread fin
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Definitions and meanings of "Threadfin"

What do we mean by threadfin?

Any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes of the family Polynemidae, having threadlike rays extending from the lower part of the pectoral fin. noun

Any fish of the genus Polynemus: so called from the long pectoral filaments. See cut under Polynemus. noun

Any one of several species of fishes belonging to Polynemus and allied genera. They have numerous long pectoral filaments. noun

Any of many perciform fish of the family Polynemidae noun

Mullet-like tropical marine fishes having pectoral fins with long threadlike rays noun

Any of many perciform fish of the family Polynemidae.

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The word "threadfin" in example sentences

Nor is it merely the dramatic decline of other fish, including longfin smelt, threadfin shad, juvenile striped bass, green sturgeon and Central Valley ❋ Unknown (2009)

Alewives in northern lakes and threadfin shad in southern lakes areboth short, deep-bodied baitfish — and big-time bass food — that a Shad Rapimitates perfectly. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The demersal communities include croakers and the threadfin in nearshore waters, and sea bream and driftfish in deeper waters. ❋ Unknown (2007)

As the waters cool in early winter, vast schools of threadfin shad start to bunch up while slowing their open-water activity. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Both crayfish and threadfin shad are common forage for bass here, which makes both diminutive jigs and shad-imitating crankbaits logical choices. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Nine times out of 10 when he finds gannets, pelicans, or terns diving on bay anchovies, pogies, or threadfin herring, he also finds a school of redfish feasting on the same bait. ❋ Unknown (2005)

When the first cold breath of winter arrived, white bass that spent most of the year in the inland sea that is 180,000-acre Toledo Bend, roaming the open water in large schools, chasing, attacking and devouring threadfin shad, began moving up the lake. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Hawaii is home to several offshore aquaculture operations growing fish such as moi, or Pacific threadfin. ❋ Unknown (2010)

At those times the crabs are prey to moi (Pacific threadfin), shoreline fish with a taste for ghost crabs. ❋ Susan Scott (2010)

OMR flows are a measure of whether the San Joaquin River is flowing towards the sea or towards the Delta pumps, where thousands and thousands of Delta smelt, longfin smelt, chinook salmon, steelhead, striped bass, threadfin shad and other fish species are killed every year. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In 1960: The state Department of Fish and Game made the first planting of threadfin shad in ❋ Unknown (2010)

As far as live bait goes, they will eat pilchards, pinfish, threadfin herring, mud minnows, shrimp or crabs. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The fish rescue was overwhelmingly successful, resulting in the saving of 1831 striped bass and tens of thousands of Sacramento blackfish, Sacramento splittail, largemouth bass, threadfin shad and other species. ❋ Dan Bacher (2010)

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