Osteichthyes - Acanthopterygii
Alternative spellings: Atherinomorpha, Atherinomorpha
Full reference: P. H. Greenwood, D. E. Rosen, S. H. Weitzman and G. S. Myers. 1966. Phyletic studies of teleostean fishes, with a provisional classification of living forms. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 131(4):339-456
Parent taxon: Ovalentaria according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Bannikov 2014, Betancur et al. 2013 and Long 2011
Sister taxa: Ambassidae, Blenniomorphae, Callionymiformes, Cichlomorphae, Congrogadidae, Cylindracanthus, Embiotocidae, Grammatidae, Icosteiformes, Moroniformes, Mugilomorphae, Opisthognathidae, Plesiopidae, Polycentridae, Pomacentridae, Pseudochromidae, Scombrolabraciformes, Trachiniformes
Subtaxa: Atherinea Atheriniformes Beloniformes Cyprinodontea Cyprinodontiformes Mesogasteridae Rhamphognathidae