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Weakfish vs Beakfish - What's the difference?

weakfish | beakfish |

As nouns the difference between weakfish and beakfish

is that weakfish is any of several species of game fish, of the genus cynoscion , found in north american waters while beakfish is any of certain fishes of the family oplegnathidae.

weakfish

English

(wikipedia weakfish)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any of several species of game fish, of the genus Cynoscion , found in North American waters.
  • * 1962 , International Oceanographic Foundation, Sea Secrets , Volumes 6-8, page 2084,
    • Weakfishes have no adipose fin, such as fresh-water trouts possess:.
  • * 1991 , Michael R. Ross, Recreational Fisheries of Coastal New England , page 194,
    • Larger fish tend to migrate farther north than smaller ones; thus, the New England weakfish' fishery may possess a higher percentage of large individuals than is characteristic of the coastwide fishery. ' Weakfish tend to move about in schools of similar-sized individuals.
  • * 2001 , , Inshore Salt Water Fishing: Learn from the Experts at Salt Water Magazine , [page 90],
    • The weakfish' is referred to as a gray trout from Maryland south, mainly to separate it from the spotted seatrout (p. 36), which is found in the southern portion of the '''weakfish'''’s range. '''Weakfish (''Cynoscion regalis ) look very much like a freshwater trout, although they exhibit few characteristics of this species.
  • * 2009 , Ken Schultz, Ken Schultz's Essentials of Fishing , page 73,
    • The weakfish is also a member of the Sciaenidae family, and its name refers to the tender, easily torn membrane in the fish's mouth, not its fighting ability.

    Synonyms

    * squeteague

    beakfish

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Any of certain fishes of the family Oplegnathidae.
    • Oplegnathus fasciatus is the striped beakfish'''; Oplegnathus insignis is the Pacific '''beakfish .

    Hypernyms

    * knifejaw * oplegnathid