Family Pholididae (Noun)
Meaning
A family of fish of suborder Blennioidea.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Pholididae consists of about 15 benthic species that are mostly small in size.
- The family Pholididae includes clingfish species that display adhesive ventral discs which aid them in attachment to various surfaces.
- Some research studies have provided evidence supporting Pholididae's membership in the suborder Blennioidea.
- Marine biologists consider the family Pholididae to be one of many constituents of this distinct suborder.
- Examples of fish within the family Pholididae encompass varied clingfish species that typically thrive in temperate as well as tropical marine environments.