fish family
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Any of various families of fish (synset 101431990)
is a type of: family - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more generasubtypes:
- cobitidae, family cobitidae - loaches
- cyprinidae, family cyprinidae - a family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; dace
- electrophoridae, family electrophoridae - small family comprising the electric eels
- catostomidae, family catostomidae - suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidae
- cyprinodontidae, family cyprinodontidae - large family of small soft-finned fishes; killifishes; flagfishes; swordtails; guppies
- family poeciliidae, poeciliidae - topminnows
- family holocentridae, holocentridae - squirrelfishes and soldierfishes
- anomalopidae, family anomalopidae - a family of fish including: flashlight fishes
- family zeidae, zeidae - a family of fish in the order Zeomorphi
- caproidae, family caproidae - boarfishes
- family fistulariidae, fistulariidae - cornetfishes
- family gasterosteidae, gasterosteidae - sticklebacks
- family syngnathidae, syngnathidae - pipefishes
- family macrorhamphosidae, macrorhamphosidae - bellows fishes
- centriscidae, family centriscidae - shrimpfishes
- aulostomidae, family aulostomidae - trumpetfishes
- family petromyzontidae, petromyzontidae - lampreys
- family myxinidae, myxinidae - slime-producing marine animals: hagfishes
- chimaeridae, family chimaeridae - a family of Holocephali
- family hexanchidae, hexanchidae - primitive sharks
- family lamnidae, lamnidae - oceanic sharks
- family isuridae, isuridae - in some classifications another name for the family Lamnidae
- cetorhinidae, family cetorhinidae - in some older classifications considered the family of the basking sharks
- alopiidae, family alopiidae - thresher sharks
- family orectolobidae, orectolobidae - nurse sharks and carpet sharks
- carchariidae, family carchariidae, family odontaspididae, odontaspididae - sand sharks; in some classifications coextensive with family Carcharhinidae
- family rhincodontidae, rhincodontidae - small-toothed sharks comprising only one species
- family scyliorhinidae, scyliorhinidae - small bottom-dwelling sharks
- carcharhinidae, family carcharhinidae - largest family of living sharks; found worldwide especially in tropical waters; dorsal fin lacks spines: requiem sharks including tiger sharks and soupfin sharks
- family triakidae, triakidae - small sharks with smooth skins and lacking spines on their dorsal fins
- family squalidae, squalidae - dogfishes having a spine in each dorsal fin
- family sphyrnidae, sphyrnidae - hammerhead sharks; bonnethead sharks
- family squatinidae, squatinidae - bottom-dwelling ray-like sharks
- family torpedinidae, torpedinidae - electric rays
- family pristidae, pristidae - large primitive rays with elongated snouts
- family rhinobatidae, rhinobatidae - primitive rays with guitar-shaped bodies
- dasyatidae, family dasyatidae - sting rays
- family myliobatidae, myliobatidae - eagle rays
- family mobulidae, mobulidae - large rays lacking venomous spines: mantas
- family rajidae, rajidae - bottom-dwelling tropical rays: skates
- family latimeridae, latimeridae - extinct except for the coelacanth
- ceratodontidae, family ceratodontidae - lungfishes having hornlike ridges on the teeth
- family siluridae, siluridae - Old World catfishes
- ameiuridae, family ameiuridae - North American catfishes
- family laricariidae, laricariidae - armored catfish
- ariidae, family ariidae - sea catfishes
- family gadidae, gadidae - large family of important mostly marine food fishes
- family macrouridae, family macruridae, macrouridae, macruridae - grenadiers
- anguillidae, family anguillidae - eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn
- family muraenidae, muraenidae - marine eels
- congridae, family congridae - marine eels
- family gonorhynchidae, gonorhynchidae - coextensive with the genus Gonorhynchus
- clupeidae, family clupeidae - herrings; shad; sardines; etc.
- engraulidae, family engraulidae - anchovies
- family salmonidae, salmonidae - salmon and trout
- coregonidae, family coregonidae - soft-finned fishes comprising the freshwater whitefishes; formerly included in the family Salmonidae
- family osmeridae, osmeridae - smelts
- elopidae, family elopidae - tarpons and ladyfishes
- albulidae, family albulidae - bonefish
- argentinidae, family argentinidae - small marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies; related to salmons and trouts
- family myctophidae, myctophidae - deep-sea fishes comprising the lantern fishes
- family synodontidae, synodontidae - soft-finned bottom-dwelling fishes
- chlorophthalmidae, family chlorophthalmidae - small family of soft-finned bottom-dwellers with large eyes; relatives of lizardfishes
- family osteoglossidae, osteoglossidae - a family of large fishes that live in freshwater; includes bandfish and bonytongues
- family lampridae, lampridae - opahs
- family trachipteridae, trachipteridae - ribbonfishes
- family regalecidae, regalecidae - ribbonfishes
- family ogcocephalidae, ogcocephalidae - batfishes: sluggish bottom-dwelling spiny fishes
- family lophiidae, lophiidae - large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers
- batrachoididae, family batrachoididae - toadfishes; related to anglers and batfishes
- antennariidae, family antennariidae - frogfishes; tropical spiny-finned marine fishes having large nearly vertical mouths; related to toadfishes and anglers
- belonidae, family belonidae - ferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated to the freshwater gars
- exocoetidae, family exocoetidae - flying fishes; closely related to the halfbeaks
- family hemiramphidae, hemiramphidae - halfbeaks; marine and freshwater fishes closely related to the flying fishes but not able to glide
- family scomberesocidae, family scombresocidae, scomberesocidae, scombresocidae - only sauries
- family ophiodontidae, ophiodontidae - fishes closely related to greenlings
- anabantidae, family anabantidae - small freshwater spiny-finned fishes of Africa and southern Asia
- family percidae, percidae - active freshwater fishes; true perches and pike perches
- family trichodontidae, trichodontidae - two species of elongate compressed scaleless large-eyed fishes that live in sand or mud
- family ophidiidae, ophidiidae - eellike marine fishes
- brotulidae, family brotulidae - chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae
- carapidae, family carapidae - pearlfishes: related to the Brotulidae
- centropomidae, family centropomidae - a family of fish or the order Perciformes including robalos
- esocidae, family esocidae - pikes; pickerels; muskellunges
- centrarchidae, family centrarchidae - sunfish family
- family serranidae, serranidae - marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfish
- embiotocidae, family embiotocidae - viviparous percoid fishes comprising the surf fishes
- family priacanthidae, priacanthidae - small carnivorous percoid fishes found worldwide in tropical seas
- apogonidae, family apogonidae - bright-colored marine fishes that incubate eggs in the mouth
- family malacanthidae, malacanthidae - short-headed marine fishes; often brightly colored
- family pomatomidae, pomatomidae - food and game fishes related to pompanos
- family rachycentridae, rachycentridae - family of pelagic fishes containing solely the cobia
- echeneididae, family echeneidae, family echeneididae - fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships
- carangidae, family carangidae - large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas
- coryphaenidae, family coryphaenidae - large active pelagic percoid fish
- bramidae, family bramidae - deep-bodied percoid fishes of the open seas
- branchiostegidae, family branchiostegidae - small family of marine fishes having covered gills
- characidae, family characidae - tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America
- characinidae, family characinidae - former name of the Characidae
- cichlidae, family cichlidae - cichlids
- family lutjanidae, lutjanidae - snappers
- family haemulidae, haemulidae - grunts
- family sparidae, sparidae - porgies; scups
- family sciaenidae, sciaenidae - warm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout
- family mullidae, mullidae - goatfishes or red mullets
- family mugilidae, mugilidae - grey mullets
- atherinidae, family atherinidae - small spiny-finned fishes of both salt and fresh water
- family sphyraenidae, sphyraenidae - monotypic family of large active fishes of tropical and subtropical waters: barracuda
- family pempheridae, pempheridae - sweepers
- family kyphosidae, kyphosidae - sea chubs
- ephippidae, family ephippidae - small family comprising the spadefishes
- chaetodontidae, family chaetodontidae - butterfly fishes
- family pomacentridae, pomacentridae - damselfishes
- family labridae, labridae - wrasses
- family scaridae, scaridae - parrotfishes
- family polynemidae, polynemidae - threadfins
- family opisthognathidae, opisthognathidae - jawfishes
- family uranoscopidae, uranoscopidae - stargazers
- dactyloscopidae, family dactyloscopidae - sand stargazers
- blenniidae, family blenniidae - a family of fish including: combtooth blennies
- clinidae, family clinidae - viviparous blennies of temperate and tropical seas
- family pholidae, family pholididae, pholidae - a family of fish of suborder Blennioidea
- family stichaeidae, stichaeidae - pricklebacks
- anarhichadidae, family anarhichadidae - wolffishes
- family zoarcidae, zoarcidae - eelpouts
- ammodytidae, family ammodytidae - sand lances
- callionymidae, family callionymidae - dragonets
- family gobiidae, gobiidae - gobies
- eleotridae, family eleotridae - sleepers
- family percophidae, percophidae - percoid flatheads
- family toxotidae, toxotidae - archerfishes
- family microdesmidae, microdesmidae - worm fish
- acanthuridae, family acanthuridae - surgeonfishes
- family gempylidae, gempylidae - snake mackerels
- family trichiuridae, trichiuridae - cutlassfishes
- family scombridae, scombridae - marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna
- family kasuwonidae, katsuwonidae - in some classifications considered a separate family comprising the oceanic bonitos
- family xiphiidae, xiphiidae - comprising the common swordfishes
- family istiophoridae, istiophoridae - sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins
- family luvaridae, luvaridae - louvars
- family stromateidae, stromateidae - butterfishes: harvest fishes; dollar fishes
- family gobiesocidae, gobiesocidae - clingfishes
- family lobotidae, lobotidae - tripletails
- family gerreidae, family gerridae, gerreidae, gerridae - mojarras
- family sillaginidae, sillaginidae - small family of small food fishes in shallow waters of the Pacific around Indonesia
- amiidae, family amiidae - only the bowfins
- family polyodontidae, polyodontidae - paddlefishes
- acipenseridae, family acipenseridae - sturgeons
- family lepisosteidae, lepisosteidae - comprises the genus Lepisosteus
- family scorpaenidae, scorpaenidae - scorpionfishes; rockfishes; lionfishes
- cottidae, family cottidae - sculpins
- cyclopteridae, family cyclopteridae - lumpfishes
- family liparidae, family liparididae, liparidae, liparididae - snailfishes
- agonidae, family agonidae - poachers
- family hexagrammidae, hexagrammidae - greenlings
- family platycephalidae, platycephalidae - scorpaenoid flatheads
- family triglidae, triglidae - in some classifications restricted to the gurnards and subdivided into the subfamilies Triglinae (true sea robins) and Peristediinae (armored sea robins)
- subfamily triglinae, triglinae - in some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae comprising searobins having ordinary scales and no barbels (true searobins)
- peristediinae, subfamily peristediinae - in some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae comprising the armored searobins
- dactylopteridae, family dactylopteridae - flying gurnards
- balistidae, family balistidae - triggerfishes
- family monocanthidae, monocanthidae - filefishes
- family ostraciidae, family ostraciontidae, ostraciidae - boxfishes
- family tetraodontidae, tetraodontidae - puffers
- diodontidae, family diodontidae - spiny puffers
- family molidae, molidae - ocean sunfishes
- family pleuronectidae, pleuronectidae - righteye flounders
- bothidae, family bothidae - a family of fish of the order Heterosomata
- cynoglossidae, family cynoglossidae - tonguefishes
- family soleidae, soleidae - soles
belongs to: craniata, subphylum craniata, subphylum vertebrata, vertebrata - fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals
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