pygidiidae

pygidiidae
\\ˌpījəˈdīəˌdē\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Pygidium, type genus (from Greek pygidion) + -idae
in some classifications : a family of usually small and often parasitic So. American catfishes that lack an adipose fin and have the dorsal fin located far back toward the tail

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