Acanthuriformes

Translingual

Etymology

Acanthurus +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

Acanthuriformes

1. 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
• Category:Acanthuroidei on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Acanthuroidei at World Register of Marine Species
• Acanthuroidei at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• 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. PMID 25923521, →DOI