Megalopidae
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Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Megalopidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Elopiformes – tarpons.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Elopiformes - order
Hyponyms
- (family): Megalops - sole extant genus
- Megalops atlanticus (Atlantic tarpon), Megalops cyprinoides (Indo-Pacific tarpon, Pacific tarpon) - extant speces
Coordinate terms
- (family in Elopiformes): Elopidae - family
References
Megalopidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Megalopidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Megalopidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Megalopidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
