stolephorus-Stolephorus: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is stolephorus? stolephorus is Stolephorus

What is Stolephorus?

  • A genus of fishes, related to the herrings, but with a produced snout, and a broad silvery band which has been compared to the white stole or band worn by priests, typical of the family Stolephoridæ (or Engraulididæ).

    Género de peces, emparentado con los arenques, pero con un hocico producido, y una ancha banda plateada que ha sido comparada con la estola blanca o banda usada por los sacerdotes, típica de la familia Stolephoridæ (o Engraulididæ).

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