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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
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Order Perciformes, Order Percomorphi, Perciformes, Percomorphi
Member holonyms: Anabas, Genus Anabas
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anabantidae
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, ..."