Plotosidae

plural noun
Plo·​to·​si·​dae | \ -səˌdē\

Definition of Plotosidae

: a family of chiefly tropical marine catfishes having an elongate eellike scaleless body and an arborescent movable organ of unknown function behind the vent

History and Etymology for Plotosidae

New Latin, from Plotosus, type genus + -idae

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