Definition of Anabantidae

1. Noun. Small freshwater spiny-finned fishes of Africa and southern Asia.

Exact synonyms: Family Anabantidae
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Order Perciformes, Order Percomorphi, Perciformes, Percomorphi
Member holonyms: Anabas, Genus Anabas

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anabantidae

Amuzgo
Amy
Amy Lowell
Amy Lyon
Amyas
Amycolatopsis
Amygdalaceae
Amygdalus
Amygdalus communis
Amygdalus communis amara
Amyraldism
AnCC
AnDTe
AnOC
Anabaena
Anabantidae (current term)
Anabaptism
Anabaptisms
Anabaptist
Anabaptist denomination
Anabaptistries
Anabaptistry
Anabaptists
Anabas testudineus
Anabel
Anabrus
Anabrus simplex
Anacanthini
Anacardiaceae
Anacardium occidentale

Literary usage of Anabantidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1904)
"... and the Anabantidae. As thus arranged, the group is defined only by the imperfect attachment of the ventral fins to the thoracic arch. ..."

2. The Mekong: Environment and Development by Hiroshi Hori (2000)
"... climbing perch (Anabantidae), and gourami (Belontiidae). Examination of the ecology of the fish in the lower Mekong Basin shows that spawning, growth, ..."

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