Atherinoidei is a

suborder Order ( la, ordo) is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between family and class. In biological classification, the order is a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms and ...

of the

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Atheriniformes The Atheriniformes, also known as the silversides, are an order of ray-finned fishes that includes the Old World silversides and several less-familiar families, including the unusual Phallostethidae. The order includes at least 354 species. The ...

comprising six

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, with a mainly

Old World The "Old World" is a term for Afro-Eurasia that originated in Europe , after Europeans became aware of the existence of the Americas. It is used to contrast the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia, which were previously thought of by th ...

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

Melanotaeniidae The rainbowfish or Melanotaeniidae is a family of small, colourful freshwater fish found in northern and eastern Australia, New Guinea (including islands in Cenderawasih Bay and Raja Ampat Islands in Indonesia), Sulawesi and Madagascar. The l ...

Gill A gill () is a respiratory organ that many aquatic organisms use to extract dissolved oxygen from water and to excrete carbon dioxide. The gills of some species, such as hermit crabs, have adapted to allow respiration on land provided they ar ...

, 1894 Rainbowfishes and blue-eyes ** Subfamily

Bedotiinae Bedotiinae are a subfamily of the rainbowfish family Melanotaeniidae, commonly known as the Madagascar rainbowfish, Madagascan rainbowfish, or Malagasy rainbowfish due to their endemism to Madagascar. It includes two genera, ''Bedotia'' and ''Rhe ...

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& Hubbs, 1919 Madagascar rainbowfishes ** Subfamily Melanotaeniinae Gill, 1894 Rainbowfishes ** Subfamily Pseudomugilinae Kner, 1867 Blue-eyes ** Subfamily

Telmatherininae The Telmatherininae, the sail-fin silversides are a subfamily of atheriniform fish from the rainbowfish family, the Melanotaeniidae, inhabiting fresh and brackish water. All but the species ''Kalyptatherina helodes'' are restricted to the Indo ...

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, 1958 Celebes rainbowfishes * Family Atherionidae Schultz, 1948 Pricklenose silversides * Family Dentatherinidae Patten & Ivantsoff 1983 Mercer’s tusked silverside * Family

Phallostethidae Phallostethidae, also known as the priapium fish, is a family of atheriniform fish native to freshwater and brackish habitats in southeast Asia. They are small, no more than in length, with partially translucent bodies. They are found in fre ...

Regan The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri' ...

1916 priapiumfishes ** Subfamily

Phallostethinae Phallostethinae is a subfamily of fishes, one of two subfamilies in the family Phallostethidae, the priapumfishes. The species in this subfamily are characterised mainly by having highly protrusible jaws. The genus ''Neostethus'' appears to be t ...

Regan, 1916 ** Subfamily

Gulaphallinae ''Gulaphallus'' is a genus of fishes in the family Phallostethidae, native to the Philippines. They are mainly found in freshwater habitats, but ''G. panayensis'' is from brackish and marine habitats. It is the only genus in the subfamily ...

Herre, 1925 * Family Atherinidae Risso, 1827 Old World silversides ** Subfamily

Atherinomorinae ''Atherinomorinae'' is a subfamily of silversides from the family, Atherinidae, the Old World silversides. Genera The subfamily contains the following genera: * '' Alepidomus'' C. L. Hubbs, 1944 (monotypic) * '' Atherinomorus'' Fowler, 1903 ( ...

Dyer &

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, 1996 ** Subfamily

Craterocephalinae Craterocephalinae is a subfamily of Silverside (fish), silversides from the Family (biology), family, Atherinidae, the Old World silversides. The majority of the species in this subfamily are freshwater fish, although some occur in brackish water ...

Dyer & Chernoff, 1966 Hardheads ** Subfamily Bleheratherinae Aarn & Ivantsoff, 2009 ** Subfmaily Atherininae Risso, 1827

References

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