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Tetraodontidae

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family tetraodontidaenounpuffers

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family tetraodontidaenounpuffers
puffersnounAny of several poisonous fish, of the family Tetraodontidae, which have the ability to inflate their bodies when in danger.
tetraodontidnoun(zoology) Any fish of the family Tetraodontidae.
tetraodontiformnoun(zoology) Any fish of the order Tetraodontiformes.
tetraodontiformesTetraodontiformes, also known as the Plectognathi, is an order of ray-finned fishes which includes the pufferfishes and related taxa.
tetrodonnoun(zoology) Any of numerous species of plectognath fishes belonging to Tetraodon and allied genera.
trichodontidnoun(zoology) Any member of the family Trichodontidae of sandfishes.
characidaeCharacidae, the characids or characins, is a family of freshwater subtropical and tropical fish belonging to the order Characiformes.
ostraciidaeOstraciidae or Ostraciontidae is a family of squared, bony fish belonging to the order Tetraodontiformes, closely related to the pufferfishes and filefishes.
cusk-eelnounAny fish of the family Ophidiidae
cyprinodontiformesCyprinodontiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising mostly small, freshwater fish.
polyodontidnoun(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Polyodontidae, the paddlefishes.
mytilidaea family of small to large marine and brackish-water bivalve molluscs in the order Mytilida.
triodontidnoun(zoology) Any fish in the family Triodontidae.
snailfishnounAny member of the Liparidae, a family of scorpaeniform marine fish.
sciaenidaea family of ray-finned fishes belonging to the order Acanthuriformes.
serranidaea large family of fishes belonging to the order Perciformes.
sternoptychidnoun(zoology) Any fish in the family Sternoptychidae (marine hatchetfishes).
pycnodontiformesan extinct order of primarily marine bony fish.
ophichthidaea family of fish in the order Anguilliformes, commonly known as the snake eels.

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