SMEGMAMORPHA
\smˈɛɡmɐmˌɔːfə], \smˈɛɡmɐmˌɔːfə], \s_m_ˈɛ_ɡ_m_ɐ_m_ˌɔː_f_ə]\
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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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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.