Priacanthidae

plural noun
Pri·​a·​can·​thi·​dae

Definition of Priacanthidae

: a family of small usually red or rose-colored carnivorous percoid fishes of tropical seas having the body short and covered with rough scales, the eyes large, and the mouth very oblique

History and Etymology for Priacanthidae

New Latin, from Priacanthus, type genus + -idae

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