FAMILY ATHERINIDAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Small spiny-finned fishes of both salt and fresh water

Synonyms:

Atherinidae; family Atherinidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("family Atherinidae" is a kind of...):

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "family Atherinidae"):

silverside; silversides (small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; abundant along the Atlantic coast of the United States)

Atherinopsis; genus Atherinopsis (a genus of Atherinidae)

Holonyms ("family Atherinidae" is a member of...):

Mugiloidea; suborder Mugiloidea (fishes distinguished by abdominal pelvic fins: families Mugilidae; Atherinidae; Sphyraenidae)