scombroidea
Noun
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Mackerels;
Tunas;
Albacores;
Bonitos;
Swordfishes;
Sailfishes (synset 102625800)is a type of: animal order - the order of animalsmember holonym:- scombroid, scombroid fish - important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters
- 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
belongs to: order perciformes, order percomorphi, perciformes, percomorphi - one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tunasame as: suborder scombroidea
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