Atheriniformes

"Silverside (fish)" redirects here. Not to be confused with Silverside shiner.

Silversides
Boeseman's rainbowfish, Melanotaenia boesemani, red variety
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
(unranked): Atherinomorpha
Order: Atheriniformes
D. E. Rosen, 1966
Type species
Atherina hepsetus
Linnaeus, 1758[2]
Suborders[1]

The Atheriniformes, also known as the silversides, are an order of ray-finned fishes that includes the Old World silversides and several less-familiar families, including the unusual Phallostethidae. The order includes at least 354 species. They are found worldwide in tropical and temperate marine and freshwater environments.[3]

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