beryciform

beryciform (not comparable)

1. (zoology) Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes

beryciform (plural beryciforms)

1. Any fish of the order Beryciformes.
   • 2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherworlds, Penguin, published 2023, page 83:

     Here, cold water rises from the depths, sometimes bringing with it deep-dwelling oddities such as the big-eyed beryciforms: shiny slimeheads and fangteeth.