liparidae meaning

Noun: Liparidae

1. Snailfishes
   - Liparididae, family Liparididae, family Liparidae

Type of: fish family

Part of: Scorpaenoidea, suborder Scorpaenoidea

Encyclopedia: Liparidae

Examples

1. Liparidae and other currently unacceptable alternatives.
2. He also wrote " A revision of the genera of the family Liparidae " which covered 1130 entries.
3. This species was originally described as a snailfish in the family Liparidae, but has been better considered to be an ophidiid cusk eel.
4. As pointed out, " Liparidae " once was an alternative family name for the Lymantriidae, but nowadays " Liparidae " is firmly established as the name of a family of fish, and according to the conventions of Zoological taxonomy, family names have to be unique, even though they are permitted to coincide with botanical names.
5. As pointed out, " Liparidae " once was an alternative family name for the Lymantriidae, but nowadays " Liparidae " is firmly established as the name of a family of fish, and according to the conventions of Zoological taxonomy, family names have to be unique, even though they are permitted to coincide with botanical names.