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from The Century Dictionary.
- A subfamily of Sternoptychidœ, represented by the genus Argyropelecus, with the abdominal outline abruptly contracted in advance of the anal fin, several produced neural spines constituting a serriform ridge in advance of the dorsal fin, and about nine branchiostegal rays.
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