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Siluriformes

A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | 275 words | Copyright

Siluriformes (subclass Actinopterygii, superorder Ostariophysi) An order of bony fish that includes all the catfish. This very large order comprises some 2000 species of marine and freshwater fish, belonging to about 31 families. The order was known formerly as Nematognathi.

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