Family Chlorophthalmidae (Noun)
Meaning
Small family of soft-finned bottom-dwellers with large eyes; relatives of lizardfishes.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The family Chlorophthalmidae, also known as greeneye fish or green dragonfish, consists of about 40 species worldwide.
- Chlorophthalmidae are deep-sea or deep-demersal benthopelagic fish, usually found between 200 and 1000 meters in depth.
- In general, family Chlorophthalmidae can be recognized by the distinctively large eyes that are usually directed upward.
- Members of the family Chlorophthalmidae have no spines in their dorsal fin and lack an aft adipose fin just behind the second dorsal fin.
- The family Chlorophthalmidae are considered near relatives of lizardfishes and have many similarities in body shape.