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Cirrhitidae

plural noun
Cir·​rhit·​i·​dae | \ sə̇ˈritəˌdē\

Definition of Cirrhitidae

: a family of small brilliantly colored percoid fishes of the tropical Indian and Pacific oceans especially abundant about coral reefs

History and Etymology for Cirrhitidae

New Latin, from Cirrhitus, type genus (irregular from Latin cirritus having filaments, from cirrus curl) + -idae

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