| NOUN | animal | order Pediculati, Pediculati | anglers and batfishes |
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| Meaning | anglers and batfishes; spiny-finned marine fishes having pectoral fins at the ends of armlike processes and a long movable spine on the dorsal fin to lure prey to the large mouth. | |
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| Synonym | Pediculati | |
| Member of | Acanthopterygii, superorder Acanthopterygii | teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays |
| Members | Antennariidae, family Antennariidae | frogfishes |
| Batrachoididae, family Batrachoididae | toadfishes | |
| Lophiidae, family Lophiidae | large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers | |
| Ogcocephalidae, family Ogcocephalidae | batfishes | |
| Broader | animal order | The order of animals |
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