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Osmeriform vs Barreleye - What's the difference?

osmeriform | barreleye |

As an adjective osmeriform

is of the order osmeriformes of ray-finned fish, characterised by having the maxilla in the gape of the mouth, radii absent from the scales, and loss of the basisphenoid and orbitosphenoid bones.

As a noun barreleye is

a small, deep-sea osmeriform fish of the family , with barrel-shaped, tubular eyes which are generally directed upwards to detect the silhouettes of available prey.

osmeriform

English

Adjective

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  • Of the order Osmeriformes of ray-finned fish, characterised by having the maxilla in the gape of the mouth, radii absent from the scales, and loss of the basisphenoid and orbitosphenoid bones.

    • barreleye

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia barreleye)
  • A small, deep-sea osmeriform fish of the family , with barrel-shaped, tubular eyes which are generally directed upwards to detect the silhouettes of available prey.

    • Synonyms

    * spookfish