Tetraodontiformes
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https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/tag/130900
- Note
- The Tetraodontiformes /tɛtrə.ɒˈdɒntɪfɔːrmiːz/ are an order of highly derived ray-finned fish, also called the Plectognathi. Sometimes these are classified as a suborder of the order Perciformes. The Tetraodontiformes are represented by 10 extant families and at least 349 species overall; most are marine and dwell in and around tropical coral reefs, but a few species are found in freshwater streams and estuaries. They have no close relatives, and descend from a line of coral-dwelling species that emerged around 80 million years ago.
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