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English 1 sense of the word Isospondyli:
NOUNanimalIsospondyli, order Isospondylimost primitive teleost fishes
EnglishIsospondyli: 1 sense noun 1, animal
MeaningMost primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon.
Synonymorder Isospondyli
Member ofMalacopterygii, superorder MalacopterygiiAn extensive group of teleost fishes having fins supported by flexible cartilaginous rays
MembersAlbulidae, family Albulidaebonefish
Argentinidae, family Argentinidaesmall marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies
Clupeidae, family Clupeidaeherrings
Coregonidae, family Coregonidaesoft-finned fishes comprising the freshwater whitefishes
Elopidae, family Elopidaetarpons and ladyfishes
Engraulidae, family Engraulidaeanchovies
Gonorhynchidae, family Gonorhynchidaecoextensive with the genus Gonorhynchus
Myctophidae, family MyctophidaeDeep-sea fishes comprising the lantern fishes
Osmeridae, family Osmeridaesmelts
Salmonidae, family Salmonidaesalmon and trout
Broaderanimal orderThe order of animals

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