stolephorus-stolephorus: meaning, definitions and translations

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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).

    Un genere di pesci, relativi per le aringhe, ma con un muso prodotto e una vasta banda argentata che è stata paragonata alla stola bianca o al cinturino indossati dai sacerdoti, tipici della famiglia Stolephoridæ (o Engraulididæ).

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