HyperDic: solenichthyes

English > 1 sense of the word Solenichthyes:
NOUNanimalSolenichthyes, order Solenichthyesbellows fishes
English > Solenichthyes: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningbellows fishes; shrimpfishes; cornetfishes; pipefishes; small order of chiefly tropical marine fishes of varied and bizarre form all having a small mouth at the end of a drawn-out tubular snout.
Synonymorder Solenichthyes
Member ofTeleostei, subclass Teleosteilarge diverse group of bony fishes
MembersAulostomidae, family Aulostomidaetrumpetfishes
Centriscidae, family Centriscidaeshrimpfishes
Fistulariidae, family Fistulariidaecornetfishes
Gasterosteidae, family Gasterosteidaesticklebacks
Macrorhamphosidae, family Macrorhamphosidaebellows fishes
Syngnathidae, family Syngnathidaepipefishes
Broaderanimal orderThe order of animals

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