Moronidae

Translingual

Etymology

Morone +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Moronidae

1. 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
• Category:Moronidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons