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Macrorhamphosidae

Macrorhamphosidae

9.9
A family of small sea fish with long tube-shaped snouts and thin bodies found in warm and cool oceans
  • noun
  • /ˌmækroʊˈræmfəˌsaɪdi/
  • Specialized
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  • The Macrorhamphosidae family includes several species of bellows fishes.

Examples

  • Marine biologists discovered several new species within the Macrorhamphosidae family.

  • Have you ever seen a Macrorhamphosidae in the ocean?

  • Fishes of the family Macrorhamphosidae are easily recognized by their elongated snouts.

  • The aquarium recently added a Macrorhamphosidae exhibit, showcasing the unique bellows fishes.

  • Fishes of the family Macrorhamphosidae are easily recognized by their elongated snouts.

  • Marine biologists discovered several new species within the Macrorhamphosidae family.

  • The aquarium recently added a Macrorhamphosidae exhibit, showcasing the unique bellows fishes.

Synonyms

bellows fish
vsMacrorhamphosidae
9.9

A small sea fish that lives on the bottom and has a long toothless snout

refers to the whole family rather than a single bottom-living species

Surface Forms

Macrorhamphosidae singular

Etymology

Macrorhamphosidae is made of macro- 'long', rhamphos 'beak', and the family ending -idae. So it means the family of 'long-beaked' fishes, which fits these small marine fishes with long tubular snouts.