Article: Fistulariidae

Article: Cranoglanididae
A Dictionary of Zoology;      34 words ...Cranoglanididae (subclass Actinopterygii , order Siluriformes ) A small family of freshwater catfish that have a scaleless body, four pairs of barbels , a short dorsal fin , and a forked tail fin. They are found in Asia.

Article: Citharinidae
A Dictionary of Zoology;      42 words ...Citharinidae (subclass Actinopterygii , order Cypriniformes ) A small family of freshwater fish that have a very deep body, relatively small head, forked tail fin, large dorsal fin , and small adipose fin near the tail. They are found in the rivers of central Africa.

Article: Ichthyoboridae
A Dictionary of Zoology;      41 words ...Ichthyoboridae (subclass Actinopterygii , order Cypriniformes ) A family of freshwater fish that have a rather elongate body, a single dorsal and an adipose fin , a forked tail fin, large eyes, and a somewhat produced snout. There are many species, found in Africa.

Article: Stromateidae
A Dictionary of Zoology;      45 words ......marine fish that have a deep, oval-shaped body, long but low dorsal and anal fins , a small mouth, and a strongly forked tail fin. There are about 13 species, occurring in the Indo-Pacific region.

Article: tail fin
A Dictionary of Zoology;      3 words ...tail fin See CAUDAL FIN .

Article: Chilodontidae
A Dictionary of Zoology;      44 words ...Chilodontidae ( head stander ; subclass Actinopterygii , order Cypriniformes ) A small family of freshwater fish that have a single dorsal fin and an adipose fin , a small mouth, and a forked tail fin. These fish often swim in a head-down position. They occur in southern Australia.

Article: Myctophiformes
A Dictionary of Zoology;      51 words ......superorder Scopelomorpha ) An order of marine fish that have a slender body, single dorsal and often an adipose fin , and forked tail fin. Some families (e.g. the Synodontidae ) are found in coastal waters. Others (e.g. the Myctophidae and Evermanellidae...

Article: Distichodontidae
A Dictionary of Zoology;      51 words ......have a deep body, a rather produced, ‘pointy’ snout, a soft-rayed dorsal and an adipose fin , and a forked tail fin. A few genera (e.g. Citharinus ) are also placed in a separate family, the Citharinidae .

Article: Giganthuridae
A Dictionary of Zoology;      58 words ......depressible teeth, tubular, telescopic eyes, a scaleless body, high pectoral fins , and a long lower lobe to the forked tail fin. The small giganthurids (15 cm) occur at depths exceeding 2000 m. There are five species, found world-wide.

Article: Veliferidae
A Dictionary of Zoology;      54 words ......small family of deep-bodied, marine fish, that have long and high, multi-rayed, dorsal and anal fins , and a strongly forked tail fin. The mouth is small, but highly protractile . There are three species inhabiting the deeper waters of the Indian...

Article: herring
World Encyclopedia;      56 words ......sold fresh, pickled, or smoked (as kippers and bloaters). Herrings have a laterally compressed body and a deeply forked tail fin. Length: 8–46cm (3–18in). Family Clupeidae; the 190 species include Clupea harengus.

Article: Hepsetidae
A Dictionary of Zoology;      51 words ......A monospecific family ( Hepsetus odoe ) of freshwater fish that has an elongate, pike-like body, a large mouth, a forked tail fin, and the dorsal and anal fins placed well back. It is voracious and may grow to 1.8 kg. It occurs in tropical Africa...

Article: Siluridae
A Dictionary of Zoology;      60 words ......scaleless bodies, a somewhat conical head with two pairs of barbels near the mouth, a very long anal fin , and a forked tail fin. The single dorsal fin is very small. The family contains many species, distributed in the northern hemisphere, from...

Article: Lamprididae
A Dictionary of Zoology;      72 words ......and oval or almost round body, a small mouth, long first dorsal and pelvic fins , and a narrow tail ending in a forked tail fin. Despite the attention it draws because of its size and shape, little is known about its biology. It is distributed...