Citharinoidei
Suborder of fishes
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Clitharinoidei is a suborder of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the order Characiformes, the order which includes the characins, tetras and related species. The fishes in this taxon are found in Africa.
| Citharinoidei | |
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| Citharinus citharus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Suborder: | Citharinoidei Buckup, 1993[1] |
Taxonomy
Citharinoidei was first proposed as a suborder in 1993 by the Brazilian ichthyologist Paulo Andreas Buckup to include toe African characiform families. Other authorities classify this taxon as a valid order, the Cithariniformes, first proposed by Juan Marcos Mirande in 2017.[1] Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes treats this taxon as a suborder of the Characiformes.[2]
Families
The suborder comprises 2 families:[2][3]
- Citharinidae Günther, 1864 (citharinids)
- Distichodontidae Günther, 1864 (distichodontids)