NOUN | animal | family Triglidae, Triglidae | in some classifications restricted to the gurnards and subdivided into the subfamilies Triglinae (true sea robins) and Peristediinae (armored sea robins) |
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Meaning | In some classifications restricted to the gurnards and subdivided into the subfamilies Triglinae (true sea robins) and Peristediinae (armored sea robins). | |
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Synonym | Triglidae | |
Member of | Scorpaenoidea, suborder Scorpaenoidea | mail-cheeked fishes |
Members | Peristediinae, subfamily Peristediinae | In some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae comprising the armored searobins |
Peristedion, genus Peristedion | In some classifications the type genus of the subfamily Peristediinae | |
Prionotus, genus Prionotus | A genus of Triglidae | |
Triga, genus Triga | type genus of the Triglidae | |
Triglinae, subfamily Triglinae | In some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae comprising searobins having ordinary scales and no barbels (true searobins) | |
gurnard | bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom | |
Broader | fish family | Any of various families of fish |
Spanish | tríglidos | |
Catalan | tríglids |
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