Apteronotidae

Translingual

Apteronotus albifrons (black ghost knifefish), one of the Apteronotidae

Etymology

From Apteronotus +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Apteronotidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Gymnotiformes – the ghost knifefishes.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (family): Adontosternarchus, Apteronotus, Compsaraia, Magosternarchus, Megadontognathus, Orthosternarchus, Parapteronotus, Pariosternarchus, Platyurosternarchus, Porotergus, Sternarchella, Sternarchogiton, Sternarchorhamphus, Sternarchorhynchus, Tembeassu (genera)

References

• Apteronotidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Apteronotidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Apteronotidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Apteronotidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Gymnotiformes at the Tree of Life Web Project
• Apteronotidae at World Register of Marine Species