malacopterigio

Definitions of malacopterigio
  1. noun
    any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
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    acantopterigio
    a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
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    cipriniforme
    a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes
    siluriforme
    any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth
    gádido
    a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae
    anguiliforme
    voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins
    cupleiforme
    any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas
    anchoa
    small herring-like plankton-eating fishes often canned whole or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide
    salmónido
    soft-finned fishes of cold and temperate waters
    tarpón
    large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida
    lobo, locha
    slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes
    ciprínido
    soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales
    silúrido
    Old World freshwater catfishes having naked skin and a long anal fin more or less merged with the eellike caudal fin
    bacalao
    major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters
    eglefino
    important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller
    abadejo
    important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod
    merluza
    any of several marine food fishes related to cod
    angula
    young eel
    anguila
    eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea to spawn; found in Europe and America; marketed both fresh and smoked
    morena
    family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked
    conger, congrio
    large dark-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal waters; some used for food
    sábalo
    herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn
    sardina arenque
    any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned
    sardina
    small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring
    salmón
    any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
    trucha
    any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmons
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    teleósteo
    a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
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