| has gloss | (noun) any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
malacopterygian, soft-finned fish |
| lexicalization | eng: malacopterygian |
| lexicalization | eng: soft-finned fish |
| subclass of | (noun) a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
teleost fish, teleostan, teleost |
| has subclass | (noun) in some classifications considered a superorder comprising the Cypriniformes and the Siluriformes
Ostariophysi, order Ostariophysi |
| has subclass | (noun) a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes
cypriniform fish |
| has subclass | (noun) any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth
catfish, siluriform fish |
| has subclass | (noun) a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae
gadoid fish, gadoid |
| has subclass | (noun) voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins
eel |
| has subclass | (noun) fish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans having an angular snout for burrowing into sand
Gonorhynchus gonorhynchus, sandfish, beaked salmon |
| has subclass | (noun) any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas
clupeid fish, clupeid |
| has subclass | (noun) small herring-like plankton-eating fishes often canned whole or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide
anchovy |
| has subclass | (noun) soft-finned fishes of cold and temperate waters
salmonid |
| has subclass | (noun) silvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere
whitefish |
| has subclass | (noun) small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters
smelt |
| has subclass | (noun) large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida
Tarpon atlanticus, tarpon |
| has subclass | (noun) slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons
Albula vulpes, bonefish |
| has subclass | (noun) any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes
argentine |
| has subclass | (noun) small fish having rows of luminous organs along each side; some surface at night
lanternfish |
| has subclass | (noun) tropical fishes with large mouths in lizard-like heads; found worldwide
snake-fish, lizardfish, snakefish |
| has subclass | (noun) bottom-dwellers having large eyes with metallic green luster
greeneye |
| has subclass | (noun) large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long dorsal fin that resembles a sail
lancet fish, lancetfish, wolffish |
| has subclass | (noun) a soft-finned fish of the genus Alepisaurus
handsaw fish |
| has subclass | (noun) large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean
Lampris regius, opah, moonfish |
| has subclass | (noun) from Nova Scotia to West Indies and Gulf of Mexico
New World opah, Lampris guttatus |
| has subclass | (noun) marine fish having a long compressed ribbonlike body
ribbonfish |
| has subclass | (noun) thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin
king of the herring, ribbonfish, oarfish, Regalecus glesne |