Callionymidae

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Noun

Callionymidae - dragonetsfamily Callionymidaefish family - any of various families of fishorder Perciformes, order Percomorphi, Perciformes, Percomorphi - one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tunadragonet - small often brightly colored scaleless marine bottom-dwellers; found in tropical and warm temperate waters of Europe and America

Callionymidae

a family of fishes of the order Percomor-phi. The body is elongated (up to 35 cm), scaleless, and brightly colored. The pelvic fins are located in front of the pectoral fins. The fishes have marked dimorphism. There are ten genera, comprising approximately 45 species, distributed in the coastal parts of seas of the temperate and tropical zones. The dragonet Cal-lionymus festivis is found in the USSR in the Black Sea. Fishes of this family spawn in the summer; the eggs are pelagic. These fishes feed on small invertebrates. Alarmed Callionymidae hide in the sand.

Callionymidae

noun

Synonyms for Callionymidae

noun dragonets

Synonyms

family Callionymidae

Related Words

fish family
order Perciformes
order Percomorphi
Perciformes
Percomorphi
dragonet

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