Menoidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes belonging to the class

Actinopterygii Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class (biology), class of Osteichthyes, bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built ...

, a diverse group of vertebrates characterized by their bony skeletons. The suborder Menoidei includes the family Menidae, family Xiphiidae and family Istiophoridae. Members of this suborder are aquatic and exhibit a wide range of adaptations to marine environments.

Taxonomy

Suborder Menoidei *Family Menidae Fitzinger 1873 ( moonfishes) *Superfamily Xiphioidea **Family Xiphiidae

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swordfish The swordfish (''Xiphias gladius''), also known as the broadbill in some countries, are large, highly migratory predatory fish characterized by a long, flat, pointed bill. They are the sole member of the Family (biology), family Xiphiidae. They ...

es) **Family Istiophoridae

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sailfish The sailfish is one or two species of marine fish in the genus ''Istiophorus'', which belong to the family Istiophoridae ( marlins). They are predominantly blue to gray in colour and have a characteristically large dorsal fin known as the ...

es, spearfish and marlins) **Family † Palaeorhynchidae Günther, 1880 **Family † Blochiidae Bleeker, 1859 **Family † Hemingwayidae Sytchevskaya & Prokofiev, 2002

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q100148330 Carangiformes Ray-finned fish suborders

Taxonomy

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