Ameiurus
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
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Proper noun edit
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Ictaluridae – bullhead catfishes, of the US and Canada east of the continental divide.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Ostariophysi - superorder; Siluriformes - order; Ictaluridae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Ameiurus natalis (yellow bullhead) - type species; Ameiurus brunneus (snail bullhead), Ameiurus catus (white bullhead), Ameiurus melas (black bullhead), Ameiurus nebulosus (brown bullhead), Ameiurus platycephalus (flat bullhead), Ameiurus serracanthus (spotted bullhead) - other extant species
References edit
- Ameiurus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ameiurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Ameiurus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons