Biology:Atherinopsoidei
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Short description: Suborder of fishes
| Atherinopsoidei | |
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| California smelt Atherinopsis californiensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Suborder: | Atherinopsoidei |
Atherinopsoidei is a suborder of the order Atheriniformes comprising two families, both of which are restricted to the Americas.
Families
The suborder contains the following families:[1]
- Family Atherinopsidae Fitzinger, 1873[2] (New World silversides)
- Family Notocheiridae Schultz, 1950 (Surf silversides)
References
- ↑ J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. pp. 355. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. https://sites.google.com/site/fotw5th/. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ↑ Bailly, Nicolas (2017). "Atherinopsidae Fitzinger, 1873". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=266995.
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