Menoidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes belonging to the class Actinopterygii, a diverse group of vertebrates characterized by their bony skeletons. The suborder Menoidei includes the family Menidae, family Xiphiidae and family Istiophoridae.
Members of this suborder are aquatic and exhibit a wide range of adaptations to marine environments.
Taxonomy Suborder Menoidei
Family Menidae Fitzinger 1873 (moonfishes) Superfamily Xiphioidea Family Xiphiidae Rafinesque 1815 (swordfishes) Family Istiophoridae Rafinesque 1815 (sailfishes, spearfish and marlins) Family †Palaeorhynchidae Günther, 1880 Family †Blochiidae Bleeker, 1859 Family †Hemingwayidae Sytchevskaya & Prokofiev, 2002
See also Dolphinfishes Roosterfish Rachycentron
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