Taxonomy Profile: Melanotaeniidae

Melanotaeniidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Bedotiidae
Pseudomugilidae
Telmatherinidae
Common Name(s):
rainbow fishes []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Melanotaeniidae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Acanthopterygii
Order : Atheriniformes
silversides |
Suborder : Atherinoidei
Family : Melanotaeniidae
rainbow fishes |
Melanotaeniidae Direct Children(s):
Pseudomugil
(Kner 1866)
Melanotaenia
(Gill 1862)
Bedotia
(Regan 1903)
Telmatherina
(Boulenger 1897)
Cairnsichthys
(Allen 1980)
Chilatherina
(Regan 1914)
Glossolepis
(Weber 1907)
Iriatherina
(Meinken 1974)
Kalyptatherina
(Saeed and Ivantsoff 1991)
Kiunga
(Allen 1983)
Paratherina
(Kottelat 1990)
Popondichthys
(Allen 1987)
Rhadinocentrus
(Regan 1914)
Rheocles
(Jordan and Hubbs in Jordan 1919)
Scaturiginichthys
(Ivantsoff Unmack Saeed and Crowley 1991)
Tominanga
(Kottelat 1990)
Marosatherina
(Aarn Ivantsoff and Kottelat 1998)
Pelangia
(Allen 1998)
Melanotaeniidae: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Melanotaeniidae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nelson, Joseph S.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1994-01-01 / 1994-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Fishes of the World, Third Edition
Page(s):
xvii + 600
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-471-54713-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Melanotaeniidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Riehl, R., and H. A. Baensch
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1989-01-01 / 1989-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Aquarium Atlas
Page(s):
992
Publisher:
Hans A. Baensch
Publication Place:
Melle, Germany
ISBN/ISSN:
3-88244-050-3/
Notes:
Reference for:
Melanotaeniidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dyer, B. S., and B. Chernoff
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1996-05-28 / 1996-05-28
Article/Chapter Title:
Phylogenetic relationships among atheriniform fishes (Teleostei: Atherinomorpha)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Zoological Journal of the Linnaean Society, vol. 117, no. 1
Page(s):
1-69
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0024-4082
Notes:
Reference for:
Melanotaeniidae
Melanotaeniidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Melanotaeniidae: Comments