Scomberesocoidea is a

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within the

suborder Order ( la, ordo) is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between family and class. In biological classification, the order is a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms and ...

Exocoetoidei of the

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Beloniformes. It consists of two families which are commonly known as the

needlefishes Needlefish (family Belonidae) or long toms are piscivorous fishes primarily associated with very shallow marine habitats or the surface of the open sea. Some genera include species found in marine, brackish, and freshwater environments (e.g., ' ...

and the sauries.

Classification

The two families within the suborder Scomberesocoidea are: * Family Belonidae Bonaparte, 1835 (Needlefishes) * Family Scomberesocidae Bleeker 1859 (Sauries)

References

{{Taxonbar, From=Q21216967 Beloniformes