Cyprinodontoidei
| Cyprinodontoidei | |
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| Guatemalan Killifish Fundulopanchax gardneri | |
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| Anableps anableps | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Suborder: | Cyprinodontoidei Parenti, 1981[1] |
Cyprinodontoidei is a suborder of fishes, one of the two suborders in the order Cyprinodontiformes. The Cyprinodontoidei consists of four superfamilies which are found in the Americas, the Mediterranean and in Africa, including Madagascar.[2]
Classification[edit]
The Cyprinodontoidei is subdivided into superfamilies and families, which are:[2][3][4]
- Superfamily Funduloidea Günther, 1866
- Family Profundulidae Hoedeman & Bronner, 1951
- Family Goodeidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
- Family Fundulidae Günther, 1866
- Superfamily Valencioidea Parenti, 1981
- Family Valenciidae Parenti, 1981
- Superfamily Cyprinodontoidea Wagner, 1828
- Family Cyprinodontidae Wagner, 1828
- Superfamily Poecilioidea Bonaparte, 1831
- Family Anablepidae Bonaparte, 1831
- Family Poeciliidae Bonaparte, 1831
References[edit]
- ^ A.C. Radda; E. Purzl (1987). Colour Atlas of Cyprinodonts of the Rain Forests of Tropical Africa (PDF). Hofmann. p. 7.
- ^ a b J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. p. 372. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
- ^ Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
- ^ "Cyprinodontoidei". users.atw.hu. Retrieved 27 August 2019.