Ophidiiformes

Translingual

Ophidion rochei, one of the Ophidiiformes

Etymology

Ophidion +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

Ophidiiformes

A taxonomic order within the class Teleostei – fish with small heads, long, thin bodies, and a single long dorsal fin.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(order): Carapidae (pearlfishes), Ophidiidae (cusk eels), Bythitidae (brotulas), Aphyonidae, Parabrotulidae - families

References

Ophidiiformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ophidiiformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ophidiiformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ophidiiformes at World Register of Marine Species
Ophidiiformes on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Ophidiiformes at Encyclopedia of Life
Ophidiiformes at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Ophidiiformes at Fossilworks
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