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Gadiformes
Gadiformes
Translingual
Proper noun
Gadiformes
- A taxonomic order within the superorder Paracanthopterygii – ray-finned fish such as cod.
Hypernyms
(order): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Osteichthyes - superclass; Actinopterygii - class; Neopterygii - subclass; Teleostei - infraclass; Paracanthopterygii - superorder
Hyponyms
- (order): Euclichthyidae - Eucla cod; Lotidae; Macrouridae - grenadiers or rattails; Moridae - morid cods or moras); Melanonidae - pelagic cods; Macruronidae - southern hakess; Bregmacerotidae - codlets; Muraenolepididae - eel cods; Phycidae - phycid hakes; Merlucciidae - merluccid hakes; Gadidae - true cods; - families