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.

Atherinoidei
Sand smelt Atherina presbyter
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Atheriniformes
Suborder:	Atherinoidei

Families

The suborder contains the following families:^[1][2]

• Family Isonidae Rosen, 1964 (surf sardines)
• Family Bedotiidae Jordan & Hubbs, 1919 Madagascar rainbowfishes
• Family Melanotaeniidae Gill, 1894 Rainbowfishes and blue-eyes
• Family Pseudomugilidae Kner, 1867 Blue-eyes
• Family Telmatherinidae 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