Ctenoidei

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ctenoidei \Cte*noid"e*i\ (-?-?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ???, ????,
     comb + -oid.] (Zool.)
     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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