The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Menticirrhus \Menticirrhus\ prop. n.
   A genus of kingfishes, including the whiting.

   Syn: genus Menticirrhus.
        [WordNet 1.5]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Menticirrhus
    n 1: kingfishes; whiting [syn: Menticirrhus, genus
         Menticirrhus]