family myctophidae

Noun
  1. Deep-sea fishes comprising the lantern fishes (synset 102545724)
    is a type of: fish family - any of various families of fish
    member holonym: lanternfish - small fish having rows of luminous organs along each side; some surface at night
    belongs to: isospondyli, order isospondyli - most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon
    same as: myctophidae

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