téléostéens

Definitions of téléostéens
  1. noun
    a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
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    malacoptérygien
    any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
    lophobranche
    fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates
    poisson carnivore
    elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
    acanthoptérygien
    a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
    poisson cypriniforme
    a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes
    épinoche
    small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research
    cheval marin, hippocampe
    small fish with horse-like heads bent sharply downward and curled tails; swim in upright position
    gadiforme
    a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae
    anguille
    voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins
    anchois
    small herring-like plankton-eating fishes often canned whole or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide
    salmonidé
    soft-finned fishes of cold and temperate waters
    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
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    poisson plein d'arêtes
    any fish of the class Osteichthyes
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