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}.
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Note: The same names are also applied to a closely allied
Southern species ({Stenotomus Gardeni}).
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