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Definition of Plectognath fish
1. Noun. Tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines.
Exact synonyms: Plectognath
Generic synonyms: Acanthopterygian, Spiny-finned Fish
Group relationships: Order Plectognathi, Order Tetraodontiformes, Plectognathi
Specialized synonyms: Triggerfish, Filefish, Boxfish, Trunkfish, Blowfish, Globefish, Puffer, Pufferfish, Spiny Puffer, Headfish, Mola, Ocean Sunfish, Sunfish
Generic synonyms: Acanthopterygian, Spiny-finned Fish
Group relationships: Order Plectognathi, Order Tetraodontiformes, Plectognathi
Specialized synonyms: Triggerfish, Filefish, Boxfish, Trunkfish, Blowfish, Globefish, Puffer, Pufferfish, Spiny Puffer, Headfish, Mola, Ocean Sunfish, Sunfish