Eurypharyngidae

Definition

A family of deep-sea fish characterized by their extremely wide mouths and tubular bodies.

Etymology

Named from the genus Eurypharynx plus the Latin suffix '-idae' used for biological family names. The name combines 'eury-' (wide) with 'pharynx' (throat).

Kelly Says

These bizarre deep-sea fish have mouths so enormously wide they can swallow prey larger than themselves, and their stomachs can expand to hold a fish twice their body length!

Translations

ARالعربية

عائلة أسماك كبيرة الفم

ʻāilat ʼasmāk kabīrah al-fam

DADansk

Eurypharyngidae

yü-ree-fah-ree-NGEE-dee-ah

DEDeutsch

Eurypharyngidae

oy-ree-fah-ree-NGEE-dee-ah

ESEspañol

euripteriformes

eh-oo-ree-teh-ree-FOHR-mehs

FRFrançais

eurypharyngidés

yü-ree-fah-ree-NGEE-dehs

HIहिन्दी

यूरीफरिंगिडाए

yūrīphariṅgiḍāe

IDBahasa Indonesia

Eurypharyngidae

eh-oo-ree-fah-ree-NGEE-dee-ah

ITItaliano

euripteriformi

eh-oo-ree-teh-ree-FOHR-mee

JA日本語

オオクチスズメダイ科

ō kuchi suzume dai ka

KO한국어

큰입가시고기과

keun ip ga si go gi gwa

NLNederlands

Eurypharyngidae

yü-ree-fah-ree-NGEE-dee-ah

NONorsk

Eurypharyngidae

yü-ree-fah-ree-NGEE-dee-ah

PLPolski

Eurypharyngidae

eh-oo-ree-fah-ree-NGEE-dee-ah

PTPortuguês

euripteriformes

eh-oo-ree-teh-ree-FOHR-mehs

RUРусский

еврифаринговые

yev-ree-fah-ree-NGOH-vyy-eh

SVSvenska

Eurypharyngidae

yü-ree-fah-ree-NGEE-dee-ah

THไทย

วงศ์ปลาใหญ่ปากกว้าง

wong plā yài pāk kwāng

TRTürkçe

Eurypharyngidae

eh-oo-ree-fah-ree-NGEE-dee-ah

VITiếng Việt

họ Cá lớn miệng

họ kah lohng mieu

ZH中文

巨口鱼科

jù kǒu yú kē

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