Cyprinodontoidei
Cyprinodontoidei is a suborder of fishes, one of the two suborders in the order Cyprinodontiformes. The Cyprinodontoidei consists of eleven families which are found in the Americas, the Mediterranean and in Africa, including Madagascar.
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Cyprinodontoidei is a suborder of fishes, one of the two suborders in the order Cyprinodontiformes. The Cyprinodontoidei consists of eleven families which are found in the Americas, the Mediterranean and in Africa, including Madagascar.
==Classification== The Cyprinodontoidei is subdivided into the following families: Suborder Cyprinodontoidei Family Pantanodontidae Myers, 1955 (spine killifishes) Family Fundulidae Günther, 1866 (topminnows) Family Cyprinodontidae Wagner, 1828 (pupfishes) Family Profundulidae Hoedeman & Bronner, 1951 (Middle American killifishes) Family Goodeidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1883 (splitfins or goodeids) Family Fluviphylacidae Roberts, 1970 (American lampeyes) Family Anablepidae Bonaparte, 1831 (four-eyed fish) Family Poecilidae Bonaparte, 1831 (livebearers) Family Aphaniidae Sethi, 1960 (Oriental killifishes) Family Valenciidae Parenti, 1981 (Valencia toothcarps) Family Procatopodidae Fowler, 1916 (African lampeyes)