Suborder Mugiloidea (Noun)
Meaning
Fishes distinguished by abdominal pelvic fins: families Mugilidae; Atherinidae; Sphyraenidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The order Mugilomorpha was created to contain the suborder Mugiloidea, which includes familiar edible fish such as mullet and hardyhead.
- The suborder Mugiloidea also contains the families Atherinidae, which comprises silversides in general, and Sphyraenidae with barracudas.
- The suborder Mugiloidea is further understood to include as many as eight families, although only the three mentioned above are generally recognized.
- The monophyly of this suborder Mugiloidea has been long established through many distinct discoveries in biology involving observations and analyses.
- The suborder Mugiloidea encompasses various fish species that may be readily identified by the abdominal pelvic fins that are separated from the pectoral fins.