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Polypterus

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polypteridnoun(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Polypteridae, the bichirs and reedfish.
poeciliaa genus of fishes in the family Poeciliidae of the order Cyprinodontiformes.
bichirnounAny ray-finned fish of the genus Polypterus in the family Polypteridae, having elongated bodies covered in thick, bone-like, ganoid scales.
astyanaxnoun(Greek mythology) The nickname of Scamandrius, child son of Hector and Andromache.
polyodontidnoun(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Polyodontidae, the paddlefishes.
polyprionidnoun(zoology) Any fish in the family Polyprionidae.
common barbelThe common barbel (Barbus barbus) is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae.
corydorasnounAny of the genus Corydoras of small freshwater tropical catfish often kept in aquariums.
cyprinodontiformesCyprinodontiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising mostly small, freshwater fish.
characidaeCharacidae, the characids or characins, is a family of freshwater subtropical and tropical fish belonging to the order Characiformes.
cardinal tetranounA freshwater fish (Paracheirodon axelrodi, family Characidae), native to rivers in South America, popular as an aquarium fish.
pterophylluma small genus of freshwater fish from the family Cichlidae known to most aquarists as angelfish.
longnose suckerThe longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus) is a species of cypriniform freshwater fish in the family Catostomidae.
texas cichlidnounHerichthys cyanoguttatus, a freshwater cichlid native to the United States, having cream and turquoise spots.
nile perchnounLates niloticus, a species of freshwater fish in family Latidae of order Perciformes.
neon tetranounParacheirodon innesi (syn. Hyphessobrycon innesi), a small, tropical American fish, popular as an aquarium fish.
longear sunfishnounA freshwater sunfish of eastern North America (Lepomis megalotis).
angelfishnounAny of the genus Pterophyllum of freshwater, tropical cichlids.
polypteroidnounAny fish of the family Polypteridae.
oncorhynchusa genus of ray-finned fish in the subfamily Salmoninae of the family Salmonidae, native to coldwater tributaries of the North Pacific basin.

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