otophysan

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noun

Any of the fish of the Otophysi series within the Ostariophysi superorder, also known as the Otophysa in some classifications.

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Meanings

nounotophysan (plural otophysans)

plural otophysans

  1. biologyAny of the fish of the Otophysi series within the Ostariophysi superorder, also known as the Otophysa in some classifications.

    For soniferous otophysans, decreased auditory sensitivity is particularly harmful because it may reduce the capacity to detect acoustic signals from conspecifics.

    2015 September 24, “Stress and Auditory Responses of the Otophysan Fish, Cyprinella venusta, to Road Traffic Noise”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From Otophysi + -an.

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