Malacanthidae

Translingual

Malacanthus latovittatus, one of the Malacanthidae

Etymology

Malacanthus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Malacanthidae

A taxonomic family within the order Perciformes – the tilefish.

Synonyms

(family): Branchiostegidae

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Perciformes - order; Percoidei - suborder; Percoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Latilinae, Malacanthinae - subfamilies
- Branchiostegus, Caulolatilus, Lopholatilus - genera in Latilinae; Hoplolatilus, Malacanthus - genera in Malacanthinae

References

Malacanthidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Malacanthidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Malacanthidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Malacanthidae in the Genome Taxonomy Database

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