Beloniformes

Translingual

Etymology

Belone +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

Beloniformes

1. The needlefishes and related fishes, such as ricefishes, flyingfishes, halfbeaks, and sauries.
   1. A taxonomic order within the class Actinopterygii.
   2. A taxonomic order within the class Teleostei.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (order in Teleostei): Adrianichthyidae (ricefish and medakas), Belonidae (needlefish), Exocoetidae (flyingfishes), Hemiramphidae (halfbeaks), (sauries), (viviparous halfbeaks) - families

References

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