family triglidae
Noun
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In some classifications restricted to the gurnards and subdivided into the subfamilies Triglinae (true sea robins) and Peristediinae (armored sea robins) (synset 102652319)
is a type of: fish family - any of various families of fishmember holonym:
- gurnard - bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom
- genus triga, triga - type genus of the Triglidae
- subfamily triglinae, triglinae - in some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae comprising searobins having ordinary scales and no barbels (true searobins)
- genus prionotus, prionotus - a genus of Triglidae
- peristediinae, subfamily peristediinae - in some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae comprising the armored searobins
- genus peristedion, peristedion - in some classifications the type genus of the subfamily Peristediinae: armored sea robins
belongs to: scorpaenoidea, suborder scorpaenoidea - mail-cheeked fishes: scorpionfishes; gurnardssame as: triglidae
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