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 
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)

 Related pages 
 Palaeoatherina

 References 
 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Atherina". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

Category:Teleosts