SWAMP EELS
\swˈɒmp ˈiːlz], \swˈɒmp ˈiːlz], \s_w_ˈɒ_m_p ˈiː_l_z]\
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Group of fish under the superorder Acanthopterygii, separate from the PERCIFORMES, which includes swamp eels, mullets, sticklebacks, seahorses, spiny eels, rainbowfishes, and KILLIFISHES. The name is derived from the six taxa which comprise the group. (From http://www.nanfa.org/articles/Elassoma/elassoma.htm, 8/4/2000)
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