Carcharhinidae

Translingual

Carcharhinus melanopterus

Etymology

From Carcharhinus +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Carcharhinidae

A taxonomic family within the order Carcharhiniformes – the requiem sharks.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Chondrichthyes - class; Elasmobranchii - subclass; Selachimorpha - superorder; Carcharhiniformes - order

Hyponyms

(family): Carcharhinus - type genus; Galeocerdo, Glyphis, Isogomphodon, Lamiopsis, Loxodon, Nasolamia, Negaprion, Prionace, Rhizoprionodon, Scoliodon, Triaenodon (genera)
- †Abdounia (extinct genus)

References

Carcharhinidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Carcharhinidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Carcharhinidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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