Gonostomatidae
plural noun
Gon·o·sto·mat·i·dae
ˌgänəstōˈmatəˌdē
: a small family of slender elongate deep-sea isospondylous fishes of the Pacific and Indian oceans compare viperfish
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Gonostomat-, Gonostoma, type genus (from gon- + stomat-, stoma mouth) + -idae