acantopterigio

Definitions of acantopterigio
  1. noun
    a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
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    malacopterigio
    any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
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    espinoso
    small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research
    rape
    fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
    perciforme
    any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
    rémora
    marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects
    barracuda
    any voracious marine fish of the genus Sphyraena having an elongated cylindrical body and large mouth with projecting lower jaw and long strong teeth
    plectognato
    tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines
    gallo
    European dory
    perca
    any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes
    besugo
    any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae
    gobio
    small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker
    escómbrido
    important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters
    pescadilla
    a small fish of the genus Sillago; excellent food fish
    escarcho
    bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom
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    teleósteo
    a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
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