| NOUN | animal | Coryphaenidae, family Coryphaenidae | large active pelagic percoid fish |
|---|
| Meaning | large active pelagic percoid fish. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | family Coryphaenidae | |
| Member of | Perciformes, order Perciformes, Percomorphi, order Percomorphi | One of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water |
| Members | dolphinfish, dolphin, mahimahi | large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii) |
| Broader | fish family | Any of various families of fish |
©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact