Scomberesocoidea

Scomberesocoidea is a superfamily within the suborder Exocoetoidei of the order Beloniformes. It consists of two families which are commonly known as the needlefishes and the sauries.^[2]

Scomberesocoidea
Scomberesox saurus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beloniformes
Suborder:	Exocoetoidei
Superfamily:	Scomberesocoidea Bleeker, 1859[1]
Families
See text

Classification

The two families within the suborder Scomberesocoidea are:^[2]

• Family Belonidae Bonaparte, 1835 (Needlefishes)
• Family Scomberesocidae Bleeker 1859 (Sauries)