Sparidae

Translingual

Etymology

Sparus +‎ -idae

From Latin sparus (“spear, javelin”).

Proper noun

Sparidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Spariformes – porgies or sea breams.

Hypernyms

• (family): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Osteichthyes - superclass; Actinopterygii - class; Neopterygii - subclass; Teleostei - infraclass; Acanthopterygii - superorder; Spariformes - order

Hyponyms

• (family): Acanthopagrus, Allotaius, Archosargus, Argyrops, Argyrozona, Boops, Boopsoidea, Calamus, Cheimerius, Chrysoblephus, Chrysophrys, Crenidens, Cymatoceps, Dentex, Diplodus, Evynnis, Gymnocrotaphus, Lagodon, Lithognathus, Oblada, Pachymetopon, Pagellus, Pagrus, Parargyrops, Petrus, Polyamblyodon, Polysteganus, Porcostoma, Pterogymnus, Rhabdosargus, Sarpa, Sparidentex, Sparodon, Sparus, Spondyliosoma, Stenotomus, Virididentex - genera

References

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