Belone

See also: belone

Translingual

Belone belone

Etymology

Latin, from Ancient Greek βελόνη (belónē, “needle, garfish”)

Proper noun

Belone f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Belonidae – garfishes.

Usage notes

• Most of the species formerly included in Belone are now placed in other genera in Belonidae.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Beloniformes - order; Belonoidei - suborder; Scomberesocoidea - superfamily; Belonidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Belone belone - type species; Belone svetovidovi - other extant species, †Belone countermani - extinct species

Derived terms

• Belonion
• Platybelone

References

• Belone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Belone on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Belone on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Belone at World Register of Marine Species
• Belone at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Belone at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Belone at Paleobiology Database