family Anguillidae

family Anguillidae
noun
eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn
Syn: ↑Anguillidae
Hypernyms: ↑fish family
Member Holonyms: ↑Anguilliformes, ↑order Anguilliformes, ↑order Apodes
Member Meronyms: ↑Anguilla, ↑genus Anguilla

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  • African mottled eel — Taxobox name = African mottled eel regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Anguilliformes familia = Anguillidae genus = Anguilla species = A. bengalensis subspecies = A. b. labiata trinomial = Anguilla bengalensis… …   Wikipedia

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