Moronidae

plural noun

Mo·​ron·​i·​dae

məˈränəˌdē

in some classifications

: an important family of carnivorous spiny-finned fishes of northeastern North America, Russia, and Siberia that comprises numerous food and sport fishes and is now usually included in the family Serranidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Morone, type genus + -idae

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