A taxonomic group or suborder of fish characterized by having ctenoid scales.
From 'ctenoid' plus the Latin plural suffix '-ei,' used in formal biological taxonomy to denote a higher-order grouping of organisms.
This grouping represents a huge portion of modern fish diversity—from tiny gobies to giant groupers—and they all share this evolutionary innovation in their scales!
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