Malacanthidae

from The Century Dictionary.

• A family of trachinoid fishes of the temperate and tropical seas, including about six genera, the greater number of species being American.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• proper noun A natural family of short-headed marine fishes which are often brightly colored.

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• noun short-headed marine fishes; often brightly colored