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单词 malacopterygian
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malacopterygian
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malacopterygian: malacopterygians
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A little Malacopterygian fish about 4 in. long has recently been discovered in West Africa which has the habits of a fresh-water flying-fish.
Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edit...(2011)
n any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
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soft-finned fish
acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish
a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
Ostariophysi, order Ostariophysi
in some classifications considered a superorder comprising the Cypriniformes and the Siluriformes
cypriniform fish
a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes
catfish, siluriform fish
any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth
gadoid, gadoid fish
a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae
eel
voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins
Gonorhynchus gonorhynchus, beaked salmon, sandfish
fish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans having an angular snout for burrowing into sand
clupeid, clupeid fish
any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas
anchovy
small herring-like plankton-eating fishes often canned whole or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide
salmonid
soft-finned fishes of cold and temperate waters
whitefish
silvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere
smelt
small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters
Tarpon atlanticus, tarpon
large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida
Albula vulpes, bonefish
slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons
argentine
any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes
lanternfish
small fish having rows of luminous organs along each side; some surface at night
lizardfish, snake-fish, snakefish
tropical fishes with large mouths in lizard-like heads; found worldwide
greeneye
bottom-dwellers having large eyes with metallic green luster
lancet fish, lancetfish, wolffish
large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long dorsal fin that resembles a sail
handsaw fish
a soft-finned fish of the genus Alepisaurus
Lampris regius, moonfish, opah
large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean
Lampris guttatus, New World opah
from Nova Scotia to West Indies and Gulf of Mexico
ribbonfish
marine fish having a long compressed ribbonlike body
Regalecus glesne, king of the herring, oarfish, ribbonfish
thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin
loach
slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes
cyprinid, cyprinid fish
soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales
Electrophorus electric, electric eel
eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body
catostomid
a cypriniform fish of the family Catostomidae
cyprinodont
any member of the family Cyprinodontidae
live-bearer, poeciliid, poeciliid fish, topminnow
small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control
silurid, silurid fish
Old World freshwater catfishes having naked skin and a long anal fin more or less merged with the eellike caudal fin
bullhead, bullhead catfish
any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States
Ictalurus punctatus, channel cat, channel catfish
freshwater food fish common throughout central United States
Pylodictus olivaris, flathead catfish, goujon, mudcat, shovelnose catfish, spoonbill catfish
large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw
armored catfish
South American catfish having the body covered with bony plates
sea catfish
any of numerous marine fishes most of which are mouthbreeders; not used for food
cod, codfish
major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters
Gadus merlangus, Merlangus merlangus, whiting
a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus
Melanogrammus aeglefinus, haddock
important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller
Pollachius pollachius, pollack, pollock
important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod
hake
any of several marine food fishes related to cod
Molva molva, ling
elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried
Brosme brosme, cusk, torsk
large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod
grenadier, rattail, rattail fish
deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail
elver
young eel
common eel, freshwater eel
eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea to spawn; found in Europe and America; marketed both fresh and smoked
Anguilla sucklandii, tuna
New Zealand eel
moray, moray eel
family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked
conger, conger eel
large dark-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal waters; some used for food
shad
herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn
Alosa pseudoharengus, Pomolobus pseudoharengus, alewife
shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
Brevoortia tyrannis, menhaden
shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer
Clupea harangus, herring
commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific
sardine
any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned
Sardina pilchardus, pilchard, sardine
small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring
Engraulis encrasicholus, mediterranean anchovy
esteemed for its flavor; usually preserved or used for sauces and relishes
salmon
any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
trout
any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmons
char, charr
any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus
Coregonus clupeaformis, lake whitefish
found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska
Coregonus artedi, cisco, lake herring
important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America
Menominee whitefish, Prosopium cylindraceum, round whitefish
a whitefish with a bronze back; of northern North America and Siberia
Prosopium williamsonii, Rocky Mountain whitefish
whitefish of the western United States and Canada
Osmerus mordax, rainbow smelt
important marine and landlocked food fish of eastern North America and Alaska
European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus, sparling
the common smelt of Europe
capelan, capelin, caplin
very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes
Elops saurus, ladyfish, tenpounder
game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller
Trachipterus arcticus, dealfish
deep-sea ribbonfish
characid, characin, characin fish
any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae
teleost, teleost fish, teleostan
a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
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