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Siluriformes
Siluriformes
Translingual
Proper noun
Siluriformes
- A taxonomic order within the superorder Ostariophysi – the catfish.
Hypernyms
- (order): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Osteichthyes - superclass; Actinopterygii - class; Neopterygii - subclass; Teleostei - infraclass; Ostariophysi - superorder
Hyponyms
- (order): Akysidae, Amblycipitidae, Amphiliidae, Ariidae, Aspredinidae, Astroblepidae, Auchenipteridae, Austroglanididae, Bagridae, Callichthyidae, Cetopsidae, Chacidae, Clariidae, Cranoglanididae, Diplomystidae, Doradidae, Erethistidae, Heptapteridae, Heteropneustidae, Ictaluridae, Lacantuniidae, Loricariidae, Malapteruridae, Mochokidae, Nematogenyidae, Olyridae, Pangasiidae, Parakysidae, Pimelodidae, Plotosidae, Pseudopimelodidae, Schilbeidae, Scoloplacidae, Siluridae, Sisoridae, Trichomycteridae - families
References
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521