Kurtoidei
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Kurtoidei
[kər′tȯid·ē‚ī] (vertebrate zoology)
A monogeneric suborder of perciform fishes having a unique ossification that encloses the upper part of the swim bladder, and an occipital hook in the male for holding eggs during brooding.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
References in periodicals archive
Gross anatomy and histology of the hook and skin of forehead brooding male
nurseryfish, Kurtus gulliveri, from northern Australia.
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