HyperDic: order_discocephali

English > 1 sense of the expression order Discocephali:
NOUNanimalorder Discocephali, Discocephalismall order of fishes comprising the remoras
English > order Discocephali: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall order of fishes comprising the remoras.
SynonymDiscocephali
Member ofAcanthopterygii, superorder Acanthopterygiiteleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays
MembersEcheneididae, family Echeneididae, family Echeneidaefishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships
Broaderanimal orderThe order of animals

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