| NOUN | animal | Malacanthidae, family Malacanthidae | short-headed marine fishes |
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| Meaning | short-headed marine fishes; often brightly colored. | |
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| Synonym | family Malacanthidae | |
| Member of | Perciformes, order Perciformes, Percomorphi, order Percomorphi | One of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water |
| Members | Lopholatilus, genus Lopholatilus | large brightly colored food fish of deep Atlantic waters |
| Broader | fish family | Any of various families of fish |
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