menticirrhus saxatilis(n = noun.animal) northern whiting - whiting of the east coast of United States; closely resembles king whiting;
is a kind of whiting
abudefduf saxatilis, genus menticirrhus, menticirrhus, menticirrhus americanus, menticirrhus littoralis, menticirrhus undulatus, roccus saxatilis, rubus saxatilis