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Beloniformes

Fish Orders

Beloniformes is an order of freshwater and marine ray-finned fish composed of six families: Adrianichthyidae, Belonidae (the needlefishes), Exocoetidae (the flyingfishes), Hemiramphidae (the halfbeaks), Scomberesocidae (the sauries) and Zenarchopteridae.

Facts
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Flying Fish, Species
Source Wikidata: Flying Fish
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ329667, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Beloniformes
  • Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
  • In Group: Perch-Like and Related Marine Fish Orders, Lead
    Beloniformes is an order composed of six families (and about 264 species) of freshwater and marine ray-finned fish:
View the Source
Wikidata: Beloniformes
Wikidata Q329667, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Flying Fish
Parent Taxon Of: Flying Fish, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q329667 (Beloniformes)View the Source
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