Taxa

Beloniformes

Order

Citation Formats

General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Beloniformes." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/order-beloniformes.

APA Style

Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Beloniformes. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/order-beloniformes

BibTeX

@misc{natureatlas-beloniformes,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Beloniformes},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/order-beloniformes},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

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.

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