Branchiostegidae

Branchiostegidae
noun
small family of marine fishes having covered gills
• Hypernyms: ↑fish family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi, ↑order Percomorphi
• Member Meronyms: ↑blanquillo, ↑tilefish

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\\ˌbraŋkēōˈstejəˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Branchiostegus, type genus (from branchi- + -stegus, from Greek stegē roof, cover) + -idae — more at thatch
: a small family of marine percoid fishes (as the blanquillos) having an elongate body, long dorsal and anal fins, and thoracic or subjugular ventral fins

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