| Noun | 1. | Gonorhynchidae - coextensive with the genus Gonorhynchus fish family - any of various families of fish Isospondyli, order Isospondyli - most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon genus Gonorhynchus, Gonorhynchus - slender cylindrical marine fishes lacking air bladders and teeth |