otophysan

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Otophysi +‎ -an

Noun[edit]

otophysan (plural otophysans)

  1. (zoology) Any of the fish of the Otophysi series within the Ostariophysi superorder, also known as the Otophysa in some classifications.
    • 2015 September 24, “Stress and Auditory Responses of the Otophysan Fish, Cyprinella venusta, to Road Traffic Noise”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      For soniferous otophysans, decreased auditory sensitivity is particularly harmful because it may reduce the capacity to detect acoustic signals from conspecifics.