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(Encyclopedia)characin –sĭd [key], common name for members of the Characidae, a large and diverse family comprising 700 species of freshwater fishes. The characins are related to the carp and the catfish. They a...characid
(Encyclopedia)characid: see characin.piranha
(Encyclopedia)piranha: see characin.tetra
(Encyclopedia)tetra: see characin.flying fish
(Encyclopedia)flying fish, common name for members of the Exocoetidae, a family of carnivorous or herbivorous fish of warmer seas. Flying fishes usually swim in schools. They average 7 to 12 in. (17.5–30 cm) in l...Browse by Subject
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