gonorhynchid (go no ring kid)

A fish of the family Gonorhynchida. 2572 isospondylous malacopterygian fishes, typified by the genus Gonorhynchus; the sand-eels. They are characterized by an elongate form, entirely covered with spiny scales; the margin of the upper jaw entirely formed by the short in term axillaries, which are continued downward as thick lips in front of the maxillaries; the dorsal fin opposite the ventrals, and short, like the anal; and the stomach simple, with few pyloric appen dages. The only known species, Gonorhynchus grey i, is a semi-pelagic fish of the western Pacific and Indian oceans, and is called sand - eel in New Zealand.