What does "plecoglossid" mean?

Any fish of the family Plecoglossidae (sometimes regarded as a subfamily, Plecoglossinae in Osmeridae); the ayu or sweetfish.

What is a synonym for "plecoglossid"?

Common synonyms include: ayu, ayu, sweetfish.

Plecoglossid

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Any fish of the family Plecoglossidae (sometimes regarded as a subfamily, Plecoglossinae in Osmeridae); the ayu or sweetfish.
"1984, Excerpta Medica, Section 3: Endocrinology, Volume 51, page 251, Furthermore, the antibody to sPRL reacted only with PRL cells in the pituitaries of three species of salmonids, a plecoglossid, eel, carp, goldfish, killifish, tilapia, and five species of marine fishes, […] ."

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ayu ayu sweetfish

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"1984, Excerpta Medica, Section 3: Endocrinology, Volume 51, page 251, Furthermore, the antibody to sPRL reacted only with PRL cells in the pituitaries of three species of salmonids, a plecoglossid, eel, carp, goldfish, killifish, tilapia, and five species of marine fishes, […] ."

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