Menoidei
| Menoidei Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Menoidei |
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.[1][2][3][4]
Members of this suborder are aquatic and exhibit a wide range of adaptations to marine environments.[5][6]
Taxonomy
[edit]Suborder Menoidei[4]
- Family Menidae Fitzinger 1873 (moonfishes)
- Family Xiphiidae Rafinesque 1815 (swordfishes)
- Family Istiophoridae Rafinesque 1815 (sailfishes, spearfish and marlins)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Moonfishes and Billfishes (Suborder Menoidei)". iNaturalist Luxembourg. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ "Menoidei | Taxonomy | Finnish Biodiversity Info Facility". laji.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ "Profil taxonu : podrad Menoidei".
- ^ a b "Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes Classification".
- ^ "Menoidei | Overview | Finnish Biodiversity Info Facility". laji.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ 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.