Erythrinidae
plural noun
Er·y·thrin·i·dae
ˌerəˈthrinəˌdē
: a family of carnivorous South American river fishes that resemble the pikes but are related to and often included in the family Characidae
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Erythrinus, type genus (from Greek erythrinos, a kind of fish, from erythr- + -inos -ine) + -idae