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Sillaginidae

Sillaginidae

9.9
A family of small food fish that live in shallow Pacific waters near Indonesia
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Sillaginidae
  • The Sillaginidae are commonly caught by local fishermen in the waters around Indonesia.

Examples

  • Marine biologists studied several species within the Sillaginidae family to monitor their populations.

  • Dishes featuring fish from the Sillaginidae are popular in many coastal Asian communities.

  • The Sillaginidae family includes various species of fish.

  • Do you know about Sillaginidae fish?

  • Dishes featuring fish from the Sillaginidae family are popular in many coastal Asian communities.

  • The Sillaginidae are commonly caught by local fishermen in the waters around Indonesia.

  • Marine biologists studied several species of the Sillaginidae to monitor their populations.

Synonyms

family Sillaginidae
vsSillaginidae
  • Specialized
9.9

Small fish from shallow Pacific waters near Indonesia that people eat

has identical meaning but is the formal taxonomic label

Compounds

family Sillaginidae
  • Specialized
9.9

Small fish from shallow Pacific waters near Indonesia that people eat

Surface Forms

Sillaginidae singular
Sillaginidae plural

Morphology

Sillaginidae = Sillago (opaque) = sillagin + idae

A taxonomic family name formed from a Latinized genus stem plus the specialized suffix '-idae', which is not informative to average learners.

Etymology

Sillaginidae comes from the fish name Sillago plus the family ending -idae, so you can think of it as 'the Sillago group'. That's why Sillaginidae refers to the family of small food fishes often found in shallow Pacific waters around Indonesia.