teleósteo

Definitions of teleósteo
  1. noun
    a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
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    malacopterigio
    any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
    pez volador, pez volante
    tropical marine fishes having enlarged winglike fins used for brief gliding flight
    acantopterigio
    a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
    ganoideo
    primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering
    cipriniforme
    a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes
    espinoso
    small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research
    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
    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
    esturión, marión, sollo
    large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone
    plectognato
    tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines
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