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A group of fishes, established by Agassiz, characterized by having scales with a pectinated margin, as in the perch. The group is now generally regarded as artificial.

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  1. n. pl. A group of fishes, established by Agassiz, characterized by having scales with a pectinated margin, as in the perch. The group is now generally regarded as artificial.
  2. A group of fishes, established by Agassiz, characterized by having scales with a pectinated margin, as in the perch. The group is now generally regarded as artificial.
  3. A group of fishes, established by Agassiz, characterized byhaving scales with a pectinated margin, as in the perch. The group isnow generally regarded as artificial.