Atheriniformes
The Atheriniformes, also known as the silversides, are an order of ray-finned fishes that includes the Old World silversides, the Neotropical silversides, and several less-familiar families. The only prehistoric silverside is Palaeoatherina. You can find them in tropical and temperate marine and freshwater environments.
Taxonomy
[change | change source]Nelson 2016 classifies the families as follows:
- Order Atheriniformes
- Suborder Atherinopsoidei
- Family Atherinopsidae (New World silversides)
- Family Notocheiridae (Surf silverside)
- Suborder Atherinoidei
- Family Isonidae (Surf sardines)
- Family Melanotaeniidae (Rainbowfishes and blue eyes)
- Family Atherionidae (Pricklenose silversides)
- Family Dentatherinidae (Mercer's tusked silverside)
- Family Phallostethidae (Priapium fishes)
- Family Atherinidae (Old World silversides)
- Suborder Atherinopsoidei
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Atherina". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 July 2019.