Lepisosteidae

Translingual

Etymology

Lepisosteus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Lepisosteidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Lepisosteiformes – gars.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (family): Atractosteus (broadhead gars), Lepisosteus (slender gars) - extant genera; †Cuneatus, †Herreraichthys, †Masillosteus - extinct genera

References

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