Ctenoidei
Cte`noid´e`i
n. pl. | 1. | (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. |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.