HyperDic: family_carapidae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Carapidae:
NOUNanimalfamily Carapidae, Carapidaepearlfishes
English > family Carapidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningpearlfishes: related to the Brotulidae.
SynonymCarapidae
Member ofPerciformes, order Perciformes, Percomorphi, order PercomorphiOne of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water
Memberspearlfish, pearl-fishFound living within the alimentary canals of e.g. sea cucumbers or between the shells of pearl oysters in or near shallow seagrass beds
Broaderfish familyAny of various families of fish
SpanishCarapidae, familia Carapidae

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