We found 2 definitions of malacanthidae from 2 different sources.
Noun |
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malacanthidae - short-headed marine fishes; often brightly colored | ||
family Malacanthidae | ||
fish family any of various families of fish | ||
order perciformes, order percomorphi, perciformes, percomorphi one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna |