Atherinoidei

Atherinoidei is a suborder of the order Atheriniformes comprising six families, with a mainly Old World distribution, although a few species are found in the western Atlantic Ocean.

Families
The suborder contains the following families:


 * Family Isonidae Rosen, 1964 (surf sardines)
 * Family Melanotaeniidae Gill, 1894 Rainbowfishes and blue-eyes
 * Subfamily Bedotiinae Jordan & Hubbs, 1919 Madagascar rainbowfishes
 * Subfamily Melanotaeniinae Gill, 1894 Rainbowfishes
 * Subfamily Pseudomugilinae Kner, 1867 Blue-eyes
 * Subfamily Telmatherininae Munro, 1958 Celebes rainbowfishes
 * Family Atherionidae Schultz, 1948 Pricklenose silversides
 * Family Dentatherinidae Patten & Ivantsoff 1983 Mercer’s tusked silverside
 * Family Phallostethidae Regan 1916 priapiumfishes
 * Subfamily Phallostethinae Regan, 1916
 * Subfamily Gulaphallinae Herre, 1925
 * Family Atherinidae Risso, 1827 Old World silversides
 * Subfamily Atherinomorinae Dyer & Chernoff, 1996
 * Subfamily Craterocephalinae Dyer & Chernoff, 1966 Hardheads
 * Subfamily Bleheratherinae Aarn & Ivantsoff, 2009
 * Subfmaily Atherininae Risso, 1827