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Trichodontidae

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annotated classification

In perciform: Annotated classification
Family Trichodontidae (sandfishes) Resemble codfishes, but eyes high on side of head; mouth large, oblique; lips fringed; pectoral fins with long base extending forward past pelvic fins. 2 species; marine; North Pacific; to 25 cm (10 inches). Family Pholidichthyidae (convict-blennies
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sandfish

In sandfish
…Pacific sandfishes of the family Trichodontidae (order Perciformes) have vertical mouths and fringed lips. Often, they lie partly buried. There are two genera, Trichodon and Arctoscopus; members of the latter genus are eaten in Japan.
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