Lithognathus

Translingual

Lithognathus mormyrus

Etymology

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Proper noun

Lithognathus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Sparidae – steenbras, principally of South Africa.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (genus): Lithognathus mormyrus (sand steenbras) - type species; Lithognathus aureti (west coast seabream), Lithognathus lithognathus (white steenbras); Lithognathus olivieri (steenbras) - other species

References

• Lithognathus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lithognathus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Lithognathus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Lithognathus at World Register of Marine Species