Atheriniformes

Translingual

Etymology

Atherina +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

Atheriniformes

1. The flyingfishes, needlefishes, killifishes, silversides and related fishes
   1. A taxonomic order within the superorder Acanthopterygii.
   2. A taxonomic order within the class Teleostei.

Hypernyms

• (order in Teleostei): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class

Hyponyms

• (order in Acanthopterygii): Atherinoidei, Bedotioidei, Melanotaenioidei - suborders
• (order in Teleostei): Atherinidae, Atherinopsidae, Bedotiidae, Dentatherinidae, Isonidae, Melanotaeniidae, Notocheiridae, Phallostethidae, Pseudomugilidae, Telmatherinidae

References

• Atheriniformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Atheriniformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Atheriniformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons