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Definition of Malacanthidae
1. Noun. Short-headed marine fishes; often brightly colored.
Exact synonyms: Family Malacanthidae
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Order Perciformes, Order Percomorphi, Perciformes, Percomorphi
Member holonyms: Genus Lopholatilus, Lopholatilus
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Order Perciformes, Order Percomorphi, Perciformes, Percomorphi
Member holonyms: Genus Lopholatilus, Lopholatilus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Malacanthidae
Literary usage of Malacanthidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Using Market Mechanisms to Manage Fisheries: Smoothing the Path by Bertrand Le Gallic, Anthony Cox (2006)
"... four species of amberjacks (Carangidae), five species of tilefish (Malacanthidae),
and gray triggerfish - a disproportionate amount of the Council's ..."
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