Lophiiformes

Translingual

Lophius piscatorius in aquarium

Etymology

Lophius +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

Lophiiformes

A taxonomic order within the class Teleostei – the anglerfishes.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(order): Antennarioidei, Lophioidei, Ogcocephalioidei - suborders
- Antennariidae (toadfishes), Brachionichthyidae (handfishes), Caulophrynidae (fanfins), Centrophrynidae, Ceratiidae, Chaunacidae (sea toads), Diceratiidae, Gigantactinidae, Himantolophidae, Linophrynidae (leftvents), Lophichthyidae, Lophiidae, Melanocetidae, Neoceratiidae, Ogcocephalidae, Oneirodidae, Tetrabrachiidae, Thaumatichthyidae - families

References

Lophiiformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lophiiformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Lophiiformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Lophiiformes at World Register of Marine Species
Lophiiformes on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Lophiiformes at the Tree of Life Web Project
Lophiiformes at Encyclopedia of Life
Lophiiformes at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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