Exocoetoidei
Suborder of fishes
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Exocoetoidei is a suborder of the order Beloniformes, which is sometimes known as the Belonoidei. It contains two superfamilies and five families.[1]
| Exocoetoidei | |
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| Oxyporhamphus micropterus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Suborder: | Exocoetoidei |
| Superfamilies | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Belonoidei | |
Classification
Exocoetoidei is classified as follows:[1][2]
- Suborder Exocoetoidei
- Superfamily Scomberesocoidea Bleeker, 1859
- Family Belonidae Bonaparte, 1835 (Needlefishes)
- Family Scomberesocidae Bleeker 1859 (Sauries)
- Superfamily Exocoetoidea
- Family Exocoetidae Risso, 1827 (Flying fishes)
- Family Hemiramphidae Gill, 1859 (Halfbeaks)
- Family Zenarchopteridae Fowler, 1934 (Freshwater halfbeaks)
- Superfamily Scomberesocoidea Bleeker, 1859