Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within thesuborder Synodontoidei —lizardfish .
Etymologies
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Synodus + -idae
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Examples
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Other ambush predators include scorpionfishes (Family Scorpaenidae), toadfishes (Family Batrachoididae), and lizardfishes (Family Synodontidae).
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Although cryptic species (e.g., moray eels, Muraenidae; lizardfishes, Synodontidae) were recorded by the divers, the accuracy of the RDT at estimating their presence was unclear, so those data were not included.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Christopher D. Stallings 2009
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Although cryptic species (e.g., moray eels, Muraenidae; lizardfishes, Synodontidae) were recorded by the divers, the accuracy of the RDT at estimating their presence was unclear, so those data were not included.
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