Definition of Family Squalidae

1. Noun. Dogfishes having a spine in each dorsal fin.

Exact synonyms: Squalidae
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Elasmobranchii, Selachii, Subclass Elasmobranchii, Subclass Selachii
Member holonyms: Spiny Dogfish, Genus Squalus, Squalus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Squalidae

family Soricidae
family Spalacidae
family Sparganiaceae
family Sparidae
family Sphaeriaceae
family Sphaerobolaceae
family Sphaerocarpaceae
family Sphecidae
family Spheniscidae
family Sphingidae
family Sphyraenidae
family Sphyrnidae
family Spirillaceae
family Spirochaetaceae
family Spirulidae
family Squalidae (current term)
family Squatinidae
family Squillidae
family Staphylaceae
family Staphylinidae
family Steatornithidae
family Stenopelmatidae
family Stercorariidae
family Sterculiaceae
family Stichaeidae
family Stizidae
family Strelitziaceae
family Streptomycetaceae
family Strigidae
family Stromateidae

Literary usage of Family Squalidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of Change (1992)
"Other fishes similarly armed with venomous fin-spines include: the spiny dogfish, family Squalidae; weever fishes, family Trachinidae; ..."

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