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 | | The terminal mouth is often large and angled upwards, with small, numerous teeth, which would serve in the capture of prey swimming above. |
 | | Body shape in the families Aploactinidae (velvetfish), Gnathanacanthidae (red velvetfish) and Pataecidae (prow- and indian-fish) is compressed, ie. |
 | | In Scorpaenidae (scorpionfish), Triglidae (gurnards) and Gnathanacanthidae, the dorsal fin is deeply notched into two sections, and serves as protection against predators, as the anterior dorsal fin section spines are strong and venomous, with the ends not joined by membrane. |
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