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- noun any of various families of fish
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- Acipenseridae
- Balistidae
- Carchariidae
- Hemiramphidae
- Holocentridae
- Latimeridae
- Macrouridae
- Macruridae
- Malacanthidae
- Mugilidae
- acanthuridae
- agonidae
- albulidae
- alopiidae
- ameiuridae
- amiidae
- ammodytidae
- anabantidae
- anarhichadidae
- anguillidae
- anomalopidae
- antennariidae
- apogonidae
- argentinidae
- ariidae
- atherinidae
- aulostomidae
- batrachoididae
- belonidae
- blenniidae
- bothidae
- bramidae
- branchiostegidae
- brotulidae
- callionymidae
- caproidae
- carangidae
- carapidae
- carcharhinidae
- catostomidae
- centrarchidae
- centriscidae
- centropomidae
- ceratodontidae
- cetorhinidae
- chaetodontidae
- characidae
- characinidae
- chimaeridae
- chlorophthalmidae
- cichlidae
- clinidae
- clupeidae
- cobitidae
- congridae
- coregonidae
- coryphaenidae
- cottidae
- cyclopteridae
- cynoglossidae
- cyprinidae
- cyprinodontidae
- dactylopteridae
- dactyloscopidae
- dasyatidae
- diodontidae
- echeneididae
- electrophoridae
- eleotridae
- elopidae
- embiotocidae
- engraulidae
- ephippidae
- esocidae
- exocoetidae
- family acanthuridae
- family acipenseridae
- family agonidae
- family albulidae
- family alopiidae
- family ameiuridae
- family amiidae
- family ammodytidae
- family anabantidae
- family anarhichadidae
- family anguillidae
- family anomalopidae
- family antennariidae
- family apogonidae
- family argentinidae
- family ariidae
- family atherinidae
- family aulostomidae
- family balistidae
- family batrachoididae
- family belonidae
- family blenniidae
- family bothidae
- family bramidae
- family branchiostegidae
- family brotulidae
- family callionymidae
- family caproidae
- family carangidae
- family carapidae
- family carcharhinidae
- family carchariidae
- family catostomidae
- family centrarchidae
- family centriscidae
- family centropomidae
- family ceratodontidae
- family cetorhinidae
- family chaetodontidae
- family characidae
- family characinidae
- family chimaeridae
- family chlorophthalmidae
- family cichlidae
- family clinidae
- family clupeidae
- family cobitidae
- family congridae
- family coregonidae
- family coryphaenidae
- family cottidae
- family cyclopteridae
- family cynoglossidae
- family cyprinidae
- family cyprinodontidae
- family dactylopteridae
- family dactyloscopidae
- family dasyatidae
- family diodontidae
- family echeneidae
- family echeneididae
- family electrophoridae
- family eleotridae
- family elopidae
- family embiotocidae
- family engraulidae
- family ephippidae
- family esocidae
- family exocoetidae
- family fistulariidae
- family gadidae
- family gasterosteidae
- family gempylidae
- family gerreidae
- family gerridae
- family gobiesocidae
- family gobiidae
- family gonorhynchidae
- family haemulidae
- family hemiramphidae
- family hexagrammidae
- family hexanchidae
- family holocentridae
- family istiophoridae
- family isuridae
- family kasuwonidae
- family kyphosidae
- family labridae
- family lamnidae
- family lampridae
- family laricariidae
- family latimeridae
- family lepisosteidae
- family liparidae
- family liparididae
- family lobotidae
- family lophiidae
- family lutjanidae
- family luvaridae
- family macrorhamphosidae
- family macrouridae
- family macruridae
- family malacanthidae
- family microdesmidae
- family mobulidae
- family molidae
- family monocanthidae
- family mugilidae
- family mullidae
- family muraenidae
- family myctophidae
- family myliobatidae
- family myxinidae
- family odontaspididae
- family ogcocephalidae
- family ophidiidae
- family ophiodontidae
- family opisthognathidae
- family orectolobidae
- family osmeridae
- family osteoglossidae
- family ostraciidae
- family ostraciontidae
- family pempheridae
- family percidae
- family percophidae
- family petromyzontidae
- family pholidae
- family pholididae
- family platycephalidae
- family pleuronectidae
- family poeciliidae
- family polynemidae
- family polyodontidae
- family pomacentridae
- family pomatomidae
- family priacanthidae
- family pristidae
- family rachycentridae
- family rajidae
- family regalecidae
- family rhincodontidae
- family rhinobatidae
- family salmonidae
- family scaridae
- family sciaenidae
- family scomberesocidae
- family scombresocidae
- family scombridae
- family scorpaenidae
- family scyliorhinidae
- family serranidae
- family sillaginidae
- family siluridae
- family soleidae
- family sparidae
- family sphyraenidae
- family sphyrnidae
- family squalidae
- family squatinidae
- family stichaeidae
- family stromateidae
- family syngnathidae
- family synodontidae
- family tetraodontidae
- family torpedinidae
- family toxotidae
- family trachipteridae
- family triakidae
- family trichiuridae
- family trichodontidae
- family triglidae
- family uranoscopidae
- family xiphiidae
- family zeidae
- family zoarcidae
- fistulariidae
- gadidae
- gasterosteidae
- gempylidae
- gerreidae
- gerridae
- gobiesocidae
- gobiidae
- gonorhynchidae
- haemulidae
- hexagrammidae
- hexanchidae
- istiophoridae
- isuridae
- katsuwonidae
- kyphosidae
- labridae
- lamnidae
- lampridae
- laricariidae
- lepisosteidae
- liparidae
- liparididae
- lobotidae
- lophiidae
- lutjanidae
- luvaridae
- macrorhamphosidae
- microdesmidae
- mobulidae
- molidae
- monocanthidae
- mullidae
- muraenidae
- myctophidae
- myliobatidae
- myxinidae
- odontaspididae
- ogcocephalidae
- ophidiidae
- ophiodontidae
- opisthognathidae
- orectolobidae
- osmeridae
- osteoglossidae
- ostraciidae
- pempheridae
- percidae
- percophidae
- peristediinae
- petromyzontidae
- pholidae
- platycephalidae
- pleuronectidae
- poeciliidae
- polynemidae
- polyodontidae
- pomacentridae
- pomatomidae
- priacanthidae
- pristidae
- rachycentridae
- rajidae
- regalecidae
- rhincodontidae
- rhinobatidae
- salmonidae
- scaridae
- sciaenidae
- scomberesocidae
- scombresocidae
- scombridae
- scorpaenidae
- scyliorhinidae
- serranidae
- sillaginidae
- siluridae
- soleidae
- sparidae
- sphyraenidae
- sphyrnidae
- squalidae
- squatinidae
- stichaeidae
- stromateidae
- subfamily peristediinae
- subfamily triglinae
- syngnathidae
- synodontidae
- tetraodontidae
- torpedinidae
- toxotidae
- trachipteridae
- triakidae
- trichiuridae
- trichodontidae
- triglidae
- triglinae
- uranoscopidae
- xiphiidae
- zeidae
- zoarcidae
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