Menoidei

Menoidei
Temporal range: Late Paleocene–present
Mene maculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Menoidei
Girard et al., 2020
Family

Menoidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes belonging to the class Actinopterygii, a diverse group of vertebrates characterized by their bony skeletons. The suborder Menoidei includes the family Menidae, family Xiphiidae and family Istiophoridae.

Members of this suborder are aquatic and exhibit a wide range of adaptations to marine environments.

Taxonomy

Suborder Menoidei

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Moonfishes and Billfishes (Suborder Menoidei)". iNaturalist Luxembourg. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  2. ↑ "Menoidei | Taxonomy | Finnish Biodiversity Info Facility". laji.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  3. ↑ "Profil taxonu : podrad Menoidei".
  4. 1 2 "Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes Classification".
  5. ↑ "Menoidei | Overview | Finnish Biodiversity Info Facility". laji.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  6. ↑ Girard, Matthew G. (2020-06-08). "The Phylogeny of Carangiform Fishes: Morphological and Genomic Investigations of a New Fish Clade". Matthew G. Girard. Retrieved 2024-12-10.