Moronidae

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Moronidae

A taxonomic family within the order Perciformes – temperate basses.

Usage notes

Sometimes not placed in an order or placed in Moroniformes with families Drepaneidae and Ephippidae.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(family): Morone, Dicentrarchus - genera
- Dicentrarchus labrax (European seabass), Dicentrarchus punctatus (spotted seabass); Morone americana (white perch), Morone chrysops (white bass), Morone mississippiensis (yellow bass), Morone saxatilis (striped bass, green head, rock, rockfish, squid hound) - extant species

References

Moronidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Moronidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Moronidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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