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
Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Parent Taxon Of
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 Source3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Beloniformes
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 297
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Beloniformes
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Beloniformes" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 56 ... "early_interval": "Ypresian"
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 Reader Challenges (0)
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