|
|
Definition of Balistidae
1. Noun. Triggerfishes.
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Order Plectognathi, Order Tetraodontiformes, Plectognathi
Member holonyms: Triggerfish, Balistes, Genus Balistes, Filefish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Balistidae
Literary usage of Balistidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and by Joseph Henry, Spencer Fullerton Baird, United States War Dept, United States Army. Corps of Engineers (1855)
"Family balistidae, Bona p. The body is compressed, rather short and deep, covered
with ... balistidae, BONAP. Sagg. Distr. metod. Anim. Vertebr. 1831, 120. ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1886)
"Perhaps special mention should be made of the capture of argonauts and of several
species of file- fish (balistidae). Argonauta argo has been taken a number ..."
3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1903)
"Charles B. Hudson, and deserve especial commendation for their accuracy and neatness.
5. The balistidae and Ostraciidae. Twenty-four species are described, ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1904)
"... uniform's and JV! lituratus, and in some of the balistidae. 18. THE LACK OF
COLOR-PATTERNS IN DEEP-SEA FISHES AND CRUSTACEA AS CONTRASTED WITH THOSE OF ..."
Other Resources:
