Translingual

Siganus corallinus

Proper noun

Neopterygii

1. A taxonomic clade within the superclass Actinopterygii – a monophyletic group that includes most modern fish.

Usage notes

• Some authors rank the taxon as a subclass.

Hypernyms

• (subclass): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Osteichthyes - superclass; Actinopterygii - superclass

Hyponyms

• (subclass): Holostei, Teleostei - classes