Aplodactylidae
Aplodactylidae (sea carps; subclass Actinopterygii, order Perciformes) A small family of marine, herbivorous fish, somewhat blunt-nosed, with a single but deeply notched dorsal fin. Sea carps occur in Australia, New Zealand, and S. America.
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