Smegmamorpha
Translingual
Etymology
An acronym from the six taxa which originally comprises the group. + -morpha
Noun
Smegmamorpha
- A taxonomic clade within the superorder Acanthopterygii – including swamp eels, mullets, sticklebacks, sea horses, spiny eels, rainbowfishes, and killifishes.
Hyponyms
- (clade): Atheriniformes/Atherinomorpha, Gasterosteiformes, Syngnathiformes, Mugiliformes, Synbranchiformes, Elassomatiformes - original members; Beloniformes, Cyprinodontiformes - additional members; – orders
References
- Smegmamorpha at the Tree of Life Web Project