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Chaetodontidae

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n.1.a natural family comprising the butterfly fishes.
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Noun1.Chaetodontidae - butterfly fishesChaetodontidae - butterfly fishes                    
family Chaetodontidae
fish family - any of various families of fish
order Perciformes, order Percomorphi, Perciformes, Percomorphi - one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna
butterfly fish - small usually brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes having narrow deep bodies with large broad fins; found worldwide
genus Chaetodon - type genus of the Chaetodontidae
genus Pomacanthus, Pomacanthus - angelfishes
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Perciformes (continued) families: Chaetodontidae, Toxotidae, Monodactylidae, Pempheridae, Kyphopsidae, Lutjanidae, Lobotidae, Sparidae, Nandidae, Sciaenidae, Malacanthidae, Cepolidae.
Centropyge abei, a new species of deep-dwelling angelfish ... by Allen, Gerald R.; Young, Forrest; Colin, Patrick L. / Aqua: journal of ichthyology & aquatic biology
no Chaetodontidae or Ogcocephalidae and only a single representative of Pomacentridae.
Advantages of using crest nets to sample presettlement larvae of reef ... by Nolan, Cormac J.; Danilowicz, Bret S. / Fishery Bulletin
Development of fishes of the Mid-Atlantic Bight: An atlas of egg, larval, and juvenile stages, V, Chaetodontidae through Ophidiidae.
Spawning and early development of captive yellowfin tuna (Thunnus ... by Margulies, Daniel; Suter, Jenny M.; Hunt, Sharon L.; Olson, Robert J.; Scholey, Vernon P.; Wexler, J / Fishery Bulletin
 
 
 
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