Istiophoriformes
Translingual
Etymology
Istiophorus + -iformes
Proper noun
Istiophoriformes
- A taxonomic order within the class Teleostei – billfishes.
Synonyms
- Xiphoidei - suborder in Perciformes
Hypernyms
- (order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Actinopterygii - superclass; Teleostei - class
Hyponyms
- (order): Xiphiidae (swordfish), Istiophoridas (billfishes) - extant families always included; Sphyraenidae (barracudas) - extant family sometimes included recently; †Hemingwayidae, †Palaeorhynchidae, †Blochiidae - extinct families
References
Istiophoriformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Istiophoriformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Istiophoriformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Xiphoidei at World Register of Marine Species
- Istiophoriformes at Encyclopedia of Life
- Istiophoriformes at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Istiophoriformes at Paleology Database
- 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