Exocoetoidei

Exocoetoidei is a suborder of the order Beloniformes, which is sometimes known as the Belonoidei. It contains two superfamilies and five families.

Classification

Exocoetoidei is classified as follows:

• Suborder Exocoetoidei
• Superfamily Scomberesocoidea <small>Bleeker, 1859</small>
• Family Belonidae <small>Bonaparte, 1835</small> (Needlefishes)
• Family Scomberesocidae <small>Bleeker 1859</small> (Sauries)
• Superfamily Exocoetoidea
• Family Exocoetidae <small>Risso, 1827</small> (Flying fishes)
• Family Hemiramphidae <small>Gill, 1859</small> (Halfbeaks)
• Family Zenarchopteridae <small>Fowler, 1934</small> (Freshwater halfbeaks)

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