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Anguilliformes

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order anguilliformesnounelongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced
order apodesnounelongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced

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order anguilliformesnounelongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced
order apodesnounelongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced
malacopterygiinounan extensive group of teleost fishes having fins supported by flexible cartilaginous rays
pediculatinounanglers and batfishes; spiny-finned marine fishes having pectoral fins at the ends of armlike processes and a long movable spine on the dorsal fin to lure prey to the large mouth
acanthopterygiinoun(meaning "spiny finned one") a superorder of bony fishes in the class Actinopterygii.
scleropareinounscorpionfishes; sculpins; gurnards; greenlings; flying gurnards
lumpenusnouna genus of stichaeidae
dactylopteridaenounThe flying gurnards are a family, Dactylopteridae, of marine fish notable for their greatly enlarged pectoral fins.
stichaeidaenounStichaeidae, the pricklebacks or shannies, are a family of marine ray-finned fishes in the suborder Zoarcoidei of the order Scorpaeniformes.
scorpaenoideanounmail-cheeked fishes: scorpionfishes; gurnards
berycomorphinounan order of spiny-finned fish in the superorder acanthopterygii
ganoideinouna group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor-like bony scales
lophiidaenounlarge-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers
polyodontidaenounpaddlefishes
gadiformesnounGadiformes , also called the Anacanthini, are an order of ray-finned fish that include the cod, hakes, pollock, haddock, burbot, rocklings and moras, many of which are food fish of major commercial value.
blennioideanounblennies; butterfishes; gunnels
anomalopidaenoun(lanterneye fishes or flashlight fishes) a family of fish distinguished by bioluminescent organs located underneath their eyes, for which they are named.
plectognathinounboxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffers
fish familynouna prominent American family, members of which became influential in politics, diplomacy, and business.
isospondylinounmost primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon

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