Saccopharynx

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Saccopharynx m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Saccopharyngidae – gulper eels.

Hypernyms

• (subfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Elopomorpha - superorder; Saccopharyngiformes - order; Saccopharyngidae - family (recently family Saccopharyngidae moved from order Anguilliformes to Saccopharyngiformes)

Hyponyms

• (subfamily): Saccopharynx ampullaceus, Saccopharynx schmidti (whiptail gulper) - selected species

References

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