A plural form or taxonomic group referring to organisms with heterognathic (unequal) jaw structure.
From heterognath plus -i (Latin plural suffix). A formal zoological classification term for fish and other organisms sharing this jaw asymmetry.
Heterognathi grouping reveals a whole evolutionary family tree of fish that adapted to unusual lifestyles—like anglerfish hunting in the pitch-black deep ocean with lopsided jaws!
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