Clow - shaped ( lat. Antennarioidei ) - a suborder of ray-finned fish of the order of the angler fish , or sea devils (Lophiiformes). Includes 4 families.
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Description
Appearance
In the clownfish, the first dorsal fin is no larger than 3 spiny rays. They are also distinguished from the Udilchikov body shape and structural features of the skeleton.
Families
- Brachionichthium ( Brachionichthyidae )
- Clowns ( Antennariidae )
- Lofichthia ( Lophichthyidae )
- Tetrabrachia ( Tetrabrachiidae )
Literature
- Edited by professors N. A. Gladkov, A. V. Mikheev. Suborder Clowfish (Antennarioidei) . - Animal life: in 6 volumes. - M .: Enlightenment, 1970.