Anacanthini

/ˌænəkænˈθiːnaɪ/ noun

Definition

A group or category of fish characterized by lacking spiny dorsal fins.

Etymology

Latin plural of 'anacanthinus,' derived from Greek 'ana-' (without) + 'akantha' (spine). This taxonomic term was used historically to classify fish without prominent spines in their fins.

Kelly Says

Before modern DNA testing, scientists sorted fish into groups like 'anacanthini' based purely on what they could see—a brilliant system that actually worked pretty well and influenced how we still organize fish today.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አናካንትን
a-na-kan-tin
ARالعربية
أنكاثينيات
an-ka-thin-iya-at
BNবাংলা
অ্যানাকান্থিনী
ana-kan-thin-i
CACatalà
anacanthinini
ana-kan-thi-ni-ni
CSČeština
anacanthini
ana-kan-thi-ni
DADansk
anacanthini
ana-kan-thi-ni
DEDeutsch
Anacanthini
ana-kan-thi-ni
ELΕλληνικά
ανακανθίνες
ana-kan-thi-nes
ESEspañol
anacantínidos
ana-kan-tin-i-dos
FAفارسی
اناکانتین
ana-kan-tin
FISuomi
anacanthini
ana-kan-thi-ni
FRFrançais
anacanthini
ana-kan-thi-ni
GUGU
અનકાંથીની
ana-kan-thi-ni
HAHA
anacanthinini
ana-kan-thin-i-ni
HEעברית
אנאקנתיים
ana-kan-tai-im
HIहिन्दी
अनाकैंथिनि
ana-kan-thin-i
HUMagyar
anacanthini
ana-kan-thi-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
anacanthinini
ana-kan-thi-ni-ni
IGIG
anacanthinini
ana-kan-thin-i-ni
ITItaliano
anacanthinini
ana-kan-thi-ni-ni
JA日本語
アナカンチンイ
ana-kan-chin-i
KKKK
анакантины
ana-kan-ti-ni
KMKM
អាណាកានថិន
a-na-ka-an-thin
KO한국어
아나칸티니
a-na-kan-ti-ni
MRMR
अनकंथिनि
ana-kan-thin-i
MSBahasa Melayu
anacanthini
ana-kan-thi-ni
MYမြန်မာ
အနာကန်သင်း
a-na-kan-shin
NLNederlands
anacanthini
ana-kan-thi-ni
NONorsk
anacanthini
ana-kan-thi-ni
PAPA
ਅਨਕੈਂਥਿਨੀ
ana-kan-thin-i
PLPolski
anacanthini
ana-kan-thi-ni
PTPortuguês
anacantínidos
ana-kan-tin-i-dos
RORomână
anacanthinini
ana-kan-thi-ni-ni
RUРусский
Анакантины
ana-kan-ti-ny
SVSvenska
anacanthini
ana-kan-thi-ni
SWKiswahili
anacanthinini
ana-kan-thin-i-ni
TAதமிழ்
அனாகன்தினேயர்
ana-gan-thi-ne-yar
TEతెలుగు
అనకాంథిని
ana-kan-thin-i
THไทย
อะนาคานทินี
a-na-ka-nan-ti-ni
TLTL
anacanthinini
ana-kan-thin-i-ni
TRTürkçe
anacanthini
ana-kan-thi-ni
UKУкраїнська
Анакантини
ana-kan-ti-ni
URاردو
اناکانترین
ana-kan-trin
VITiếng Việt
anacanthinini
a-na-kan-thi-ni-ni
YOYO
anacanthinini
ana-kan-thin-i-ni
ZH中文
无刺碱属
wú cì jiān shǔ
ZUZU
anacanthinini
ana-kan-thin-i-ni

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