acanthoptérygien

Definitions of acanthoptérygien
  1. noun
    a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
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    malacoptérygien
    any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
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    épinoche
    small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research
    poisson grenouille
    fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
    percidé
    any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
    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
    poisson plat
    any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side
    brochet
    any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere
    bar, perche commune
    nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes
    scombroïdé
    a percoid fish of the family Carangidae
    gobi dormeur
    tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water
    scombroidé
    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
    carrelet, flet
    any of various European and non-European marine flatfish
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    téléostéens
    a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
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