Mugilidae

Translingual

Mugil cephalus one of the Mugilidae

Etymology

Mugil +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Mugilidae

A taxonomic family within the order Mugiliformes – the grey mullets.

Hypernyms

(family): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Osteichthyes - superclass; Actinopterygii - class; Neopterygii - subclass; Teleostei - infraclass; Acanthopterygii - superorder; Percomorpha - series; Ovalentaria - clade; Mugiliformes - order

Hyponyms

(family): Agonostomus, Aldrichetta, Cestraeus, Cahaenomugil, Chelon, Crenimugil, Joturus, Liza, Moolgarda, Mugil, Myxus, Neomyxus, Oedalechilus, Rhinomugil, Sicamugil, Valaomugil, Xenomugil - genera

Further reading

Mugilidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Mugilidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Mugilidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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