Definition of fish family Fish family
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| fish family - any of various families of fish | ||
| family primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family" | ||
| craniata, subphylum craniata, subphylum vertebrata, vertebrata fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals | ||
| cobitidae, family cobitidae loaches | ||
| cyprinidae, family cyprinidae a family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; dace | ||
| electrophoridae, family electrophoridae small family comprising the electric eels | ||
| catostomidae, family catostomidae suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidae | ||
| cyprinodontidae, family cyprinodontidae large family of small soft-finned fishes; killifishes; flagfishes; swordtails; guppies | ||
| family poeciliidae, poeciliidae topminnows | ||
| family holocentridae, holocentridae squirrelfishes and soldierfishes | ||
| anomalopidae, family anomalopidae a family of fish including: flashlight fishes | ||
| family zeidae, zeidae a family of fish in the order Zeomorphi | ||
| caproidae, family caproidae boarfishes | ||
| family fistulariidae, fistulariidae cornetfishes | ||
| family gasterosteidae, gasterosteidae sticklebacks | ||
| family syngnathidae, syngnathidae pipefishes | ||
| family macrorhamphosidae, macrorhamphosidae bellows fishes | ||
| centriscidae, family centriscidae shrimpfishes | ||
| aulostomidae, family aulostomidae trumpetfishes | ||
| family petromyzontidae, petromyzontidae lampreys | ||
| family myxinidae, myxinidae slime-producing marine animals: hagfishes | ||
| chimaeridae, family chimaeridae a family of Holocephali | ||
| family hexanchidae, hexanchidae primitive sharks | ||
| family lamnidae, lamnidae oceanic sharks | ||
| family isuridae, isuridae in some classifications another name for the family Lamnidae | ||
| cetorhinidae, family cetorhinidae in some older classifications considered the family of the basking sharks | ||
| alopiidae, family alopiidae thresher sharks | ||
| family orectolobidae, orectolobidae nurse sharks and carpet sharks | ||
| carchariidae, family carchariidae, family odontaspididae, odontaspididae sand sharks; in some classifications coextensive with family Carcharhinidae | ||
| family rhincodontidae, rhincodontidae small-toothed sharks comprising only one species | ||
| family scyliorhinidae, scyliorhinidae small bottom-dwelling sharks | ||
| carcharhinidae, family carcharhinidae largest family of living sharks; found worldwide especially in tropical waters; dorsal fin lacks spines: requiem sharks including tiger sharks and soupfin sharks | ||
| family triakidae, triakidae small sharks with smooth skins and lacking spines on their dorsal fins | ||
| family squalidae, squalidae dogfishes having a spine in each dorsal fin | ||
| family sphyrnidae, sphyrnidae hammerhead sharks; bonnethead sharks | ||
| family squatinidae, squatinidae bottom-dwelling ray-like sharks | ||
| family torpedinidae, torpedinidae electric rays | ||
| family pristidae, pristidae large primitive rays with elongated snouts | ||
| family rhinobatidae, rhinobatidae primitive rays with guitar-shaped bodies | ||
| dasyatidae, family dasyatidae sting rays | ||
| family myliobatidae, myliobatidae eagle rays | ||
| family mobulidae, mobulidae large rays lacking venomous spines: mantas | ||
| family rajidae, rajidae bottom-dwelling tropical rays: skates | ||
| family latimeridae, latimeridae extinct except for the coelacanth | ||
| ceratodontidae, family ceratodontidae lungfishes having hornlike ridges on the teeth | ||
| family siluridae, siluridae Old World catfishes | ||
| ameiuridae, family ameiuridae North American catfishes | ||
| family laricariidae, laricariidae armored catfish | ||
| ariidae, family ariidae sea catfishes | ||
| family gadidae, gadidae large family of important mostly marine food fishes | ||
| family macrouridae, family macruridae, macrouridae, macruridae grenadiers | ||
| anguillidae, family anguillidae eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn | ||
| family muraenidae, muraenidae marine eels | ||
| congridae, family congridae marine eels | ||
| family gonorhynchidae, gonorhynchidae coextensive with the genus Gonorhynchus | ||
| clupeidae, family clupeidae herrings; shad; sardines; etc. | ||
| engraulidae, family engraulidae anchovies | ||
| family salmonidae, salmonidae salmon and trout | ||
| coregonidae, family coregonidae soft-finned fishes comprising the freshwater whitefishes; formerly included in the family Salmonidae | ||
| family osmeridae, osmeridae smelts | ||
| elopidae, family elopidae tarpons and ladyfishes | ||
| albulidae, family albulidae bonefish | ||
| argentinidae, family argentinidae small marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies; related to salmons and trouts | ||
| family myctophidae, myctophidae deep-sea fishes comprising the lantern fishes | ||
| family synodontidae, synodontidae soft-finned bottom-dwelling fishes | ||
| chlorophthalmidae, family chlorophthalmidae small family of soft-finned bottom-dwellers with large eyes; relatives of lizardfishes | ||
| family osteoglossidae, osteoglossidae a family of large fishes that live in freshwater; includes bandfish and bonytongues | ||
| family lampridae, lampridae opahs | ||
| family trachipteridae, trachipteridae ribbonfishes | ||
| family regalecidae, regalecidae ribbonfishes | ||
| family ogcocephalidae, ogcocephalidae batfishes: sluggish bottom-dwelling spiny fishes | ||
| family lophiidae, lophiidae large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers | ||
| batrachoididae, family batrachoididae toadfishes; related to anglers and batfishes | ||
| antennariidae, family antennariidae frogfishes; tropical spiny-finned marine fishes having large nearly vertical mouths; related to toadfishes and anglers | ||
| belonidae, family belonidae ferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated to the freshwater gars | ||
| exocoetidae, family exocoetidae flying fishes; closely related to the halfbeaks | ||
| family hemiramphidae, hemiramphidae halfbeaks; marine and freshwater fishes closely related to the flying fishes but not able to glide | ||
| family scomberesocidae, family scombresocidae, scomberesocidae, scombresocidae only sauries | ||
| family ophiodontidae, ophiodontidae fishes closely related to greenlings | ||
| anabantidae, family anabantidae small freshwater spiny-finned fishes of Africa and southern Asia | ||
| family percidae, percidae active freshwater fishes; true perches and pike perches | ||
| family trichodontidae, trichodontidae two species of elongate compressed scaleless large-eyed fishes that live in sand or mud | ||
| family ophidiidae, ophidiidae eellike marine fishes | ||
| brotulidae, family brotulidae chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae | ||
| carapidae, family carapidae pearlfishes: related to the Brotulidae | ||
| centropomidae, family centropomidae a family of fish or the order Perciformes including robalos | ||
| esocidae, family esocidae pikes; pickerels; muskellunges | ||
| centrarchidae, family centrarchidae sunfish family | ||
| family serranidae, serranidae marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfish | ||
| embiotocidae, family embiotocidae viviparous percoid fishes comprising the surf fishes | ||
| family priacanthidae, priacanthidae small carnivorous percoid fishes found worldwide in tropical seas | ||
| apogonidae, family apogonidae bright-colored marine fishes that incubate eggs in the mouth | ||
| family malacanthidae, malacanthidae short-headed marine fishes; often brightly colored | ||
| family pomatomidae, pomatomidae food and game fishes related to pompanos | ||
| family rachycentridae, rachycentridae family of pelagic fishes containing solely the cobia | ||
| echeneididae, family echeneidae, family echeneididae fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships | ||
| carangidae, family carangidae large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas | ||
| coryphaenidae, family coryphaenidae large active pelagic percoid fish | ||
| bramidae, family bramidae deep-bodied percoid fishes of the open seas | ||
| branchiostegidae, family branchiostegidae small family of marine fishes having covered gills | ||
| characidae, family characidae tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America | ||
| characinidae, family characinidae former name of the Characidae | ||
| cichlidae, family cichlidae cichlids | ||
| family lutjanidae, lutjanidae snappers | ||
| family haemulidae, haemulidae grunts | ||
| family sparidae, sparidae porgies; scups | ||
| family sciaenidae, sciaenidae warm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout | ||
| family mullidae, mullidae goatfishes or red mullets | ||
| family mugilidae, mugilidae grey mullets | ||
| atherinidae, family atherinidae small spiny-finned fishes of both salt and fresh water | ||
| family sphyraenidae, sphyraenidae monotypic family of large active fishes of tropical and subtropical waters: barracuda | ||
| family pempheridae, pempheridae sweepers | ||
| family kyphosidae, kyphosidae sea chubs | ||
| ephippidae, family ephippidae small family comprising the spadefishes | ||
| chaetodontidae, family chaetodontidae butterfly fishes | ||
| family pomacentridae, pomacentridae damselfishes | ||
| family labridae, labridae wrasses | ||
| family scaridae, scaridae parrotfishes | ||
| family polynemidae, polynemidae threadfins | ||
| family opisthognathidae, opisthognathidae jawfishes | ||
| family uranoscopidae, uranoscopidae stargazers | ||
| dactyloscopidae, family dactyloscopidae sand stargazers | ||
| blenniidae, family blenniidae a family of fish including: combtooth blennies | ||
| clinidae, family clinidae viviparous blennies of temperate and tropical seas | ||
| family pholidae, family pholididae, pholidae a family of fish of suborder Blennioidea | ||
| family stichaeidae, stichaeidae pricklebacks | ||
| anarhichadidae, family anarhichadidae wolffishes | ||
| family zoarcidae, zoarcidae eelpouts | ||
| ammodytidae, family ammodytidae sand lances | ||
| callionymidae, family callionymidae dragonets | ||
| family gobiidae, gobiidae gobies | ||
| eleotridae, family eleotridae sleepers | ||
| family percophidae, percophidae percoid flatheads | ||
| family toxotidae, toxotidae archerfishes | ||
| family microdesmidae, microdesmidae worm fish | ||
| acanthuridae, family acanthuridae surgeonfishes | ||
| family gempylidae, gempylidae snake mackerels | ||
| family trichiuridae, trichiuridae cutlassfishes | ||
| family scombridae, scombridae marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna | ||
| family kasuwonidae, katsuwonidae in some classifications considered a separate family comprising the oceanic bonitos | ||
| family xiphiidae, xiphiidae comprising the common swordfishes | ||
| family istiophoridae, istiophoridae sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins | ||
| family luvaridae, luvaridae louvars | ||
| family stromateidae, stromateidae butterfishes: harvest fishes; dollar fishes | ||
| family gobiesocidae, gobiesocidae clingfishes | ||
| family lobotidae, lobotidae tripletails | ||
| family gerreidae, gerreidae, family gerridae, gerridae mojarras | ||
| family sillaginidae, sillaginidae small family of small food fishes in shallow waters of the Pacific around Indonesia | ||
| amiidae, family amiidae only the bowfins | ||
| family polyodontidae, polyodontidae paddlefishes | ||
| acipenseridae, family acipenseridae sturgeons | ||
| family lepisosteidae, lepisosteidae comprises the genus Lepisosteus | ||
| family scorpaenidae, scorpaenidae scorpionfishes; rockfishes; lionfishes | ||
| cottidae, family cottidae sculpins | ||
| cyclopteridae, family cyclopteridae lumpfishes | ||
| family liparidae, family liparididae, liparidae, liparididae snailfishes | ||
| agonidae, family agonidae poachers | ||
| family hexagrammidae, hexagrammidae greenlings | ||
| family platycephalidae, platycephalidae scorpaenoid flatheads | ||
| family triglidae, triglidae in some classifications restricted to the gurnards and subdivided into the subfamilies Triglinae (true sea robins) and Peristediinae (armored sea robins) | ||
| subfamily triglinae, triglinae in some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae comprising searobins having ordinary scales and no barbels (true searobins) | ||
| peristediinae, subfamily peristediinae in some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae comprising the armored searobins | ||
| dactylopteridae, family dactylopteridae flying gurnards | ||
| balistidae, family balistidae triggerfishes | ||
| family monocanthidae, monocanthidae filefishes | ||
| family ostraciidae, family ostraciontidae, ostraciidae boxfishes | ||
| family tetraodontidae, tetraodontidae puffers | ||
| diodontidae, family diodontidae spiny puffers | ||
| family molidae, molidae ocean sunfishes | ||
| family pleuronectidae, pleuronectidae righteye flounders | ||
| bothidae, family bothidae a family of fish of the order Heterosomata | ||
| cynoglossidae, family cynoglossidae tonguefishes | ||
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