Amiiformes
Translingual
Etymology
From Amia + -iformes.
Proper noun
Amiiformes
- A taxonomic order within the infraclass Holostei – mostly extinct primitive ray-finned fish having abbreviate heterocercal tail, fusiform body, and median fin rays.
Hyponyms
- (order): Amioidea (superfamily)
- Amiidae (sole extant family)
- Amia calva (sole extant species)
References
- Amiiformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Amiiformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Amiiformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- 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