NOUN | animal | Pediculati, order 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 | order 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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