Kyphosidae
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Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Kyphosidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Perciformes – sea chubs, rudderfishes, pilot fishes.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Perciformes - order
Hyponyms
- (family): Girellinae (nibblers); Kyphosinae (rudderfishes); Microcanthinae (microanthines); Scorpidinae (halfmoons, knifefishes, sweeps) - subfamilies
- Girella, Graus; Kyphosus; Atypichthys, Microcanthus, Neatypus, Tilodon; Bathystethus, Labracoglossa, Medialuna, Neoscorpis, Scorpis - genera
References
Kyphosidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Kyphosidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Kyphosidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Kyphosidae at World Register of Marine Species
