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Atheriniformes (silverside)
Taxonomy
Atheriniformes was named by Rosen (1966). It is extant.
It was assigned to Osteichthyes by Sepkoski (2002); to Atherinea by Long (2011); to Teleostei by Domning and Clark (1993) and Fierstine et al. (2012); to Atherinomorphae by Betancur et al. (2013); to Acanthopterygii by Nelson (2006) and Bannikov (2014); and to Ovalentaria by Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Osteichthyes by Sepkoski (2002); to Atherinea by Long (2011); to Teleostei by Domning and Clark (1993) and Fierstine et al. (2012); to Atherinomorphae by Betancur et al. (2013); to Acanthopterygii by Nelson (2006) and Bannikov (2014); and to Ovalentaria by Nelson et al. (2016).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1966 | Atheriniformes Rosen |
| 1993 | Atheriniformes Domning and Clark p. 413 |
| 2002 | Atheriniformes Sepkoski |
| 2006 | Atheriniformes Nelson |
| 2011 | Atheriniformes Long p. 244 |
| 2012 | Atheriniformes Fierstine et al. p. 81 |
| 2013 | Atheriniformes Betancur et al. |
| 2014 | Atheriniformes Bannikov p. 26 |
| 2016 | Atheriniformes Nelson et al. p. 352 |
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Or. Atheriniformes Rosen 1966 [silverside]
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Fm. Atherinidae
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G. Atherina Linnaeus 1758
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†Atherina atropatiensis Carnevale et al. 2011
Atherina boyeri Risso 1810
†Atherina gidjakensis Pobedina 1956
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Invalid names: Atherina austriaca Strashimirov 1981 [synonym], Atherina kalinoraensis Rueckert-Uelkuemen and Kaya 1993 [synonym], Otolithus albitus Djafarova 2006 [synonym], Rhombus karaganensis Suzin 1968 [synonym], Serranus noetlingi Koken 1891 [synonym], Trachinus mutabilis Koken 1891 [synonym]
†Atherina macrocephala Agassiz 1835
Fm. Atherinopsidae
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G. Leuresthes Jordan and Gilbert 1880
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†Leuresthes distans Casier 1966
Leuresthes tenuis Ayres 1860
G. Chirostoma Swainson 1839
G. Colpichthys Hubbs 1918
G. Menidia Bonaparte 1836
Fm. †Mesogasteridae
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G. †Mesogaster Agassiz 1835
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†Mesogaster cretaceus von der Marck 1885
†Mesogaster sphyraenoides Agassiz 1835
G. †Palaeoatherina Ferrandini and Gaudant 1977
G. Pranesus Whitley 1930
Fm. †Rhamphognathidae
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G. †Rhamphognathus Agassiz 1835
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†Rhamphognathus paralepoides Agassiz 1835
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Invalid names: Rhamphognathus pompilius Agassiz 1839 [synonym]
G. Stenatherina Schulz 1948
Invalid names: Bedotiidae [empty], Dentatherinidae [empty], Isonidae [empty], Melanotaeniidae [empty], Notocheiridae [empty], Phallostethidae [empty], Pseudomugilidae [empty], Telmatherinidae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available