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Subfamily vs Soldierfish - What's the difference?

subfamily | soldierfish |

As nouns the difference between subfamily and soldierfish

is that subfamily is a taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe while soldierfish is any member of the subfamily subfamily: Myripristinae of the family family: Holocentridae of ray-finned fish.

subfamily

English

(wikipedia subfamily)

Noun

(subfamilies)
  • (taxonomy) A taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe

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    soldierfish

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun) (wikipedia soldierfish)
  • Any member of the subfamily of ray-finned fish.