Family Centropomidae (Noun)
Meaning
A family of fish or the order Perciformes including robalos.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The giant trevally, a species of large, carnivorous jacks, belongs to the family Centropomidae, which is in the order Perciformes.
- Robalos of the family Centropomidae are closely related to the snappers, and these two groups have in turn been considered sister to the Lutjanidae.
- The family Centropomidae also includes other species in the genus Centropomus, many of which are similar to the fat snook.
- This is in contrast to earlier classifications where it was placed in the family Centropomidae, which contains the robalos, or as a subfamily within the Scombriidae.
- The species of the family Centropomidae are all popular food fish, and are taken by both commercial and recreational fishermen.