Micropterus

See also: micropterus

Translingual

Micropterus dolomieu

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Proper noun

Micropterus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Centrarchidae – the black basses.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (genus): Micropterus dolomieu (smallmouth bass) - type species; Micropterus cataractae, Micropterus cahabae, Micropterus chattahoochae, Micropterus coosae, Micropterus floridanus, Micropterus henshalli, Micropterus notius, Micropterus punctulatus, Micropterus salmoides, Micropterus tallapoosae, Micropterus treculii, Micropterus warriorensis - species

References

• Micropterus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Micropterus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Micropterus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Micropterus at World Register of Marine Species
• Micropterus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Micropterus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Micropterus at Paleobiology Database