Spariformes

Translingual

Etymology

Sparus +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

Spariformes

A taxonomic order within the class Teleostei – porgies and their close relatives.

Usage notes

Members often placed in other orders.
Order sometimes placed in groups such as Percomorpharia.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(order): Centracanthidae (picarels), Nemipteridae (threadfin breams), Lethrinidae (emperors), Sparidae (porgies) - families

References

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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