Spariformes
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
References
- Spariformes at Encyclopedia of Life
- Spariformes at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Spariformes 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