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Taxon: Family Atherinidae Risso, 1827 - Old World silversides (fish)
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Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Actinopteri - (Order) Atheriniformes

Current position

Atherinoida (Infraorder) Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 274.

Alternative positions

Atheriniformes (Order) Rosen, 1964 Ref: E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson, 2010: 155; ECoF(4 Feb 2025).
Atherinoidei (Suborder) Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 79.
Mugiloidea (Suborder)

Historical positions

Atherinoidei (Suborder) Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 79.
Atherinoidei (Suborder) Ref: R. Betancur-R et al., 2017: 25.
Atherinoidei (Suborder) Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 362-363.
Atheriniformes (Order) Rosen, 1964 Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 2004-2016: 24 Jan 2006.
Atheriniformes (Order) Rosen, 1964 Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong, 2011: 32.
Atheriniformes (Order) Rosen, 1964 Ref: E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson, 2010: 155.
Atherinoida (Infraorder) Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 274-275.
Atheriniformes (Order) Rosen, 1964 Ref: N. Bailly et al., 2001: 367.
Atheriniformes (Order) Rosen, 1964 Ref: 1998
Atheriniformes (Order) Rosen, 1964 Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998: 2469.
Atherinoidei (Suborder) Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 607.
Atherinoidei (Suborder) Ref: R.C. van Caenegem et al., 1979-1984: 1979.
Atherinoidei (Suborder) Ref: R.A. Fritzsche, 1982: 897-898.
Atherinoidei (Suborder) Ref: T.I. Storer et al., 1979: 685.
Atherinoidea (Superfamily) Ref: B. Grzimek, 1973-1975

Number of Subtaxa

2025 Available in Systema Naturae 2000 13g;61s;2ss
1989-present Systema Naturae 2000: 16 Jul 2025 [13g]
2011 W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong: 32 14g;68s
2006 J.S. Nelson: 275 [12g]
1982 R.A. Fritzsche: 898 29g;156s
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Last updated: 21 Sep 2025