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Coryphaenidae [‚kȯr·ə′fēn·ə‚dē]
(vertebrate zoology) A family of pelagic fishes in the order Perciformes characterized by a blunt nose and deeply forked tail. Coryphaenidae a family of fish of the order Perciformes. The body is elongated, reaching up to 2 m (in the common dolphin, or dorado [ Coryphaena hippuris]), and compressed at the sides; the scales are small. The dorsal fin is long, and the caudal fin is forked. There is one genus comprising two species. The fish are distributed in warm and temperate seas. The Coryphaenidae are pelagicfish. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Acropomatidae Synagrops bellus * 1 (45) Echeneidae Echeneis naucrates * Remora osteochir * 1 (26) Coryphaenidae Coryphaena equiselis * 2 (26-32) 18 (28-68) Coryphaena hippurus 99 (26-262) 22 (32-178) Carangidae Alectis ciliaris Caranx bartholomaei 3 (20-61) 1 Caranxcrysos 1646 (11-82) 91 (12-65) 96 (11-61) Caranx lugubris * 3 (21-29) Caranx ruber 57 (16-89) 2 (31-68) Caranx sp. Name Killer Whale Dolphin Fish Family Delphinidae Coryphaenidae Class Mammal Fish Species Killer whales, or orcas, Some people confuse Info are one of only 6 "whale" dolphin fish with species that belong in the dolphins, but these salt dolphin family. X Hemanthias vivanus X Serraniculus pumilio X Priacanthidae Priacanthidae X Pomatomidae Pomatomus saltatrix X Carangidae Elagatus bipinnulata X Coryphaenidae Coryphaena hippurus X Lutjanidae Lutjanus sp. |
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