Acanthuriformes

Translingual

Etymology

Acanthurus +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

Acanthuriformes

A taxonomic order within the class Teleostei – surgeonfishes, ponyfishes.

Usage notes

This circumscription, narrow relative to that of Acanthuroidei, is required to make Acanthurformes monophyletic.

Synonyms

(order): Acanthuroidei - suborder

Hypernyms

(order): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Actinopterygii - superclass; Teleostei - class

Hyponyms

(order): Acanthuridae (surgeonfish etc.), Luvaridae (louvar), Zanclidae (Moorish idol) - families

References

Acanthuroidei on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Acanthuroidei on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Acanthuroidei on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Acanthuroidei at World Register of Marine Species
Acanthuroidei on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Acanthuriformes at Encyclopedia of Life
Acanthuriformes at National Center for Biotechnology Information

Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

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