Citharinoidei
| Citharinoidei | |
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| Citharinus citharus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Suborder: | Citharinoidei Buckup, 1993[1] |
Clitharinoidei is a suborder of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the order Characiformes, the order which includes the characins, tetras and related species. The fishes in this taxon are found in Africa.
Taxonomy
[edit]Citharinoidei was first proposed as a suborder in 1993 by the Brazilian ichthyologist Paulo Andreas Buckup to include toe African characiform families. Other authorities classify this taxon as a valid order, the Cithariniformes, first proposed by Juan Marcos Mirande in 2017.[1] Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes treats this taxon as a suborder of the Characiformes.[2]
Families
[edit]The suborder comprises 2 families:[2][3]
- Citharinidae Günther, 1864 (citharinids)
- Distichodontidae Günther, 1864 (distichodontids)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Thomas J. Near; Christine E. Thacker. "Phylogenetic Classification of Living and Fossil Ray-Finned Fishes (Actinopterygii)". Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. 65 (1): 3–302. doi:10.3374/014.065.0101.
- ^ a b "Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes Classification". Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.