Atherinoidei
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
- Family Melanotaeniidae Gill, 1894 Rainbowfishes and blue-eyes
- * Subfamily Bedotiinae Jordan & Hubbs, 1919 Madagascar rainbowfishes
- * Subfamily Melanotaeniinae Gill, 1894 Rainbowfishes
- * Subfamily Pseudomugilinae Kner, 1867 Blue-eyes
- * Subfamily Telmatherininae 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
