Acanthuriformes
Translingual
Etymology
Acanthurus + -iformes
Proper noun
Acanthuriformes
- A taxonomic order within the class Teleostei – surgeonfishes, ponyfishes.
Usage notes
- This circumscription, narrow relative to that of Acanthuroidei, is required to make Acanthuriformes monophyletic.
Synonyms
- (order): Acanthuroidei - suborder
Hypernyms
- (order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Actinopterygii - superclass; Teleostei - class
Hyponyms
- (order): Acanthuridae (surgeonfish etc.), Luvaridae (louvar), Zanclidae (Moorish idol) - families
References
Acanthuroidei on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Acanthuroidei on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Acanthuroidei on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Acanthuroidei at World Register of Marine Species
- Acanthuroidei at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Acanthuriformes at Encyclopedia of Life
- Acanthuriformes at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- 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