Moroniformes, the Glossary
Moroniformes is an order of ray-finned fishes in the series Percomorpha.[1]
Table of Contents
16 relations: Acanthuriformes, Actinopterygii, Barton Warren Evermann, Clade, David Starr Jordan, Drepane (fish), Ephippidae, Family (biology), Fishes of the World, Incertae sedis, Moronidae, Order (biology), Percomorpha, Pieter Bleeker, Striped bass, Theodore Gill.
- Percomorpha
Acanthuriformes
Acanthuriformes is an order of ray-finned fishes, part of the Percomorpha clade. Moroniformes and Acanthuriformes are percomorpha and ray-finned fish orders.
See Moroniformes and Acanthuriformes
Actinopterygii
Actinopterygii, members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
See Moroniformes and Actinopterygii
Barton Warren Evermann
Barton Warren Evermann (October 24, 1853 – September 27, 1932) was an American ichthyologist.
See Moroniformes and Barton Warren Evermann
Clade
In biological phylogenetics, a clade, also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a grouping of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree.
David Starr Jordan
David Starr Jordan (January 19, 1851 – September 19, 1931) was the founding president of Stanford University, serving from 1891 to 1913.
See Moroniformes and David Starr Jordan
Drepane (fish)
Drepane is a genus of marine and brackish water ray-finned fishes, known commonly as the sicklefishes.
See Moroniformes and Drepane (fish)
Ephippidae
Ephippidae is a family of percomorph fishes, the spadefishes, in the order Moroniformes.
See Moroniformes and Ephippidae
Family (biology)
Family (familia,: familiae) is one of the nine major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy.
See Moroniformes and Family (biology)
Fishes of the World
Fishes of the World is a standard reference for the systematics of fishes.
See Moroniformes and Fishes of the World
Incertae sedis
of uncertain placement or problematica is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined.
See Moroniformes and Incertae sedis
Moronidae
The Moronidae is a family of percomorph fishes, commonly called the temperate basses, in the order Moroniformes.
See Moroniformes and Moronidae
Order (biology)
Order (ordo) is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy.
See Moroniformes and Order (biology)
Percomorpha
Percomorpha is a large clade of ray-finned fish with more than 17 000 known species that includes the tuna, seahorses, gobies, cichlids, flatfish, wrasse, perches, anglerfish, and pufferfish.
See Moroniformes and Percomorpha
Pieter Bleeker
Pieter Bleeker (10 July 1819 – 24 January 1878) was a Dutch medical doctor, ichthyologist, and herpetologist.
See Moroniformes and Pieter Bleeker
Striped bass
The striped bass (Morone saxatilis), also called the Atlantic striped bass, striper, linesider, rock, or rockfish, is an anadromous perciform fish of the family Moronidae found primarily along the Atlantic coast of North America.
See Moroniformes and Striped bass
Theodore Gill
Theodore Nicholas Gill (March 21, 1837 – September 25, 1914) was an American ichthyologist, mammalogist, malacologist, and librarian.
See Moroniformes and Theodore Gill
See also
Percomorpha
- Acanthuriformes
- Aluvarus
- Anabantiformes
- Badidae
- Batrachoidiformes
- Callionymiformes
- Caproidae
- Carangiformes
- Gasterosteiformes
- Gobiesociformes
- Gobiiformes
- Icosteidae
- Kurtiformes
- Labriformes
- Lophiiformes
- Moroniformes
- Ophidiiformes
- Ovalentaria
- Perciformes
- Percomorpha
- Pleuronectiformes
- Pristolepididae
- Scombriformes
- Scombrolabracidae
- Scorpaeniformes
- Spariformes
- Synbranchiformes
- Tetraodontiformes
- Thalasseleotrididae
- Trachiniformes