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Atherinoidei

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Atherinoidei is a suborder of the order Atheriniformes comprising six families, with a mainly Old World distribution, although a few species are found in the western Atlantic Ocean.

Species

Suborder

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassTeleostei
  3. OrderAtheriniformes
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

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Parent taxon
Atheriniformes
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taxon rank
suborder
taxon name
Atherinoidei
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Atherinoidei is a suborder of the order Atheriniformes comprising six families, with a mainly Old World distribution, although a few species are found in the western Atlantic Ocean.

==Families== The suborder contains the following families: Family Isonidae Rosen, 1964 (surf sardines) Family Bedotiidae Jordan & Hubbs, 1919 Madagascar rainbowfishes Family Melanotaeniidae Gill, 1894 Rainbowfishes and blue-eyes Family Pseudomugilidae Kner, 1867 Blue-eyes Family Telmatherinidae Munro, 1958 Celebes rainbowfishes Family Atherionidae Schultz, 1948 Pricklenose silversides Family Dentatherinidae Patten & Ivantsoff 1983 Mercer’s tusked silverside Family Phallostethidae Regan 1916 priapiumfishes Subfamily Phallostethinae Regan, 1916 Subfamily Gulaphallinae Herre, 1925 Family Atherinidae Risso, 1827 Old World silversides Subfamily Atherinomorinae Dyer & Chernoff, 1996 Subfamily Craterocephalinae Dyer & Chernoff, 1966 Hardheads Subfamily Bleheratherinae Aarn & Ivantsoff, 2009 Subfmaily Atherininae Risso, 1827

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