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Definition of Carangidae
1. Noun. Large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas.
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Order Perciformes, Order Percomorphi, Perciformes, Percomorphi
Member holonyms: Carangid, Carangid Fish, Caranx, Genus Caranx, Jack, Elagatis, Genus Elagatis, Genus Oligoplites, Oligoplites, Alectis, Genus Alectis, Genus Selene, Selene, Genus Seriola, Seriola, Genus Trachinotus, Trachinotus, Genus Naucrates, Naucrates, Scad, Genus Trachurus, Trachurus, Genus Selar, Selar, Decapterus, Genus Decapterus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carangidae
Literary usage of Carangidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Fisheries Exhibition Literature by London International Fisheries Exhibition (1884)
"... Sciaenidae, and carangidae, which visit the Australian shores in vast shoals.
From among these fisheries might be formed, which, if carried on under ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"... carangidae (1881), the Sword-fishes (1881), * International Exhibition, 1876.
Catalogue of the Collection to illustrate the Animal Resources and the ..."
3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1903)
"... does not belong to Chaetodontidae, nor Priscacara to the Pomacentridae, nor
Platax to the carangidae ..."
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