Spariformes

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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

Descendants

→ Chinese: 鯛形／鲷形 (diāoxíng) (calque)

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. PMID 25923521, →DOI

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