ophicephalidae

ophicephalidae
\\ˌäfəsə̇ˈfaləˌdē, ˌōf-\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Ophicephalus, type genus (from ophi- + -cephalus) + -idae — more at -cephalic
: a family of elongated cylindrical carnivorous labyrinth fishes comprising the snakehead mullets of eastern Asia and Africa and usually made coextensive with a suborder of Percomorphi

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  • ophicephalidae — ophi·ce·phal·i·dae …   English syllables

  • Schlangenkopffische — Punkt Schlangenkopffisch (Channa pleurophthalma) Systematik Stachelflosser (Acanthopterygii) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • snakehead — /snayk hed /, n. 1. a turtlehead plant. 2. any elongate fish of the family Channidae (or Ophicephalidae), having a large head with a deeply cleft mouth and able to breathe atmospheric oxygen. [1775 85, Amer.; SNAKE + HEAD] * * * ▪ fish       any… …   Universalium

  • Schlangenkopffische — Schlangenkopf|fische,   Schlangenköpfe, Chạnnidae, Ophicephalidae, Familie der Knochenfische (Länge zwischen 15 und 20 cm), mit lang gestrecktem Körper, langer Rücken und Afterflosse und zusätzliches Atemorgan zur Aufnahme atmosphärischer Luft.… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • ophiocephalidae — ˌäfē(ˌ)ōsə̇ˈfaləˌdē, ˌōfē synonym of ophicephalidae …   Useful english dictionary

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