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Pomacanthidae
Pomacanthidae
Translingual
Proper noun
Pomacanthidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Perciformes – the marine angelfish of tropical reefs.
Hypernyms
- (family): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Osteichthyes - superclass; Actinopterygii - class; Neopterygii - subclass; Teleostei - infraclass; Acanthopterygii - superorder; Perciformes - order; Percoidei - suborder; Percoidea - superfamily
Hyponyms
- (family): Apolemichthys, Centropyge, Chaetodontoplus, Genicanthus, Holacanthus, Pomacanthus, Pygoplites - genera