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Order Atheriniformes

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Order Atheriniformes (3 suborders, 16 families)

• Suborder Exocoetoidei (3 families)
  • Family Exocoetidae (40 species)
    Flying Fish
    Halfbeak
  • Family Belonidae
    Garfish
    Needlefish
    • Genus Cypselurus
      • Cypselurus calfornicus
        California Flying Fish
    • Genus Exocoetus
      • Exocoetus volitans
  • Family Scomberesocidae
    Saury
    Skipper
• Suborder Cyprinodontoidei (8 families)
  • Family Oryziatidae
    Medakas
  • Family Adrianichthyidae (2 genera)
  • Family Horaichthyidae (1 genus)
  • Family Cyprinodontidae
    Toothcarp
    Killifish or Egg-laying Topminnow
    • Genus Xiphophorus
      • Xiphophorus helleri
        Swordtail
      • Xiphophorus maculatus
        Platy
  • Family Goodeidae
    Mexican Topminnow
  • Family Jenynslidae
  • Family Anablepidae (1 genus, 2 species)
    Four-eyed Fish
    • Genus Anableps (2 species)
  • Family Poeciliidae
    Black Molly
    Platy
    Live Bearer or Viviparous Topminnow
• Suborder Atherinoidei (5 families)
  • Family Melanotaeniidae
  • Family Atherinidae
    • Genus Leuresthes
      • Leuresthes tenuis
        Grunion
  • Family Isonidae (2 genera)
  • Family Phallostethidae
  • Family Neostethidae

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