Mikko's Phylogeny Archive

Atheriniformes

After Dyer & Chernoff 1996, with Recent species from Froese & Pauly, 2001- [“The Fishbase”]

Alternative taxonomy after Nelson, 1994

<==o Atheriniformes Rosen (hopeakylkikalat, sateenkaarikalat)
   |--o Atherinopsidae Fowler
   |  |-- Atherinopsinae Fowler
   |  `-- Menidiinae Schultz
   `--o Atherinoidei
      |--o Notocheiridae Schultz [Isonidae] (tyrskykalat)
      |  |-- Notocheirus hubbsi Clark, 1937
      |  `--o Iso Jordan & Starks, 1901
      |     |-- I. flosmaris Jordan & Starks, 1901
      |     |-- I. hawaiiensis Gosline, 1952 (Hawaiian surf sardine)
      |     |-- I. natalensis Regan, 1919 (Surf sprite)
      |     |-- I. nesiotes Saeed, Ivantsoff & Crowley, 1993 (Samoan surf sardine)
      |     `-- I. rhothophilus (Ogilby, 1895) (Flower of the wave)
      `--o Atherines Dyer & Chernoff, 1996
         |--o Melanotaeniidae Gill sensu Dyer & Chernoff, 1996 [incl. Bedotioidei, Melanotaenioidei, Pseudomugilidae & Telmatherinidae] (sateenkaarikalat; rainbowfishes)
         |  |?- Bedotiinae Jordan & Hubbs sensu Dyer & Chernoff, 1996 [Bedotiidae] sedis mutabilis
         |  `--+?- Melanotaeniinae Gill [Melanotaeniidae] sedis mutabilis (sateenkaarikalat; rainbowfishes)
         |     `?- Pseudomugilinae Kner [Pseudomugilidae] sedis mutabilis (sinisilmät; blue eyes)
         |--o Atherion Jordan & Starks, 1901 [Atherionidae Schultz]
         |  |-- A. africanus Smith, 1965 (Pricklenose silverside)
         |  |-- A. elymus Jordan & Starks, 1901 (Bearded silverside)
         |  `-- A. maccullochi Jordan & Hubbs, 1919
         `--o Atherinoidea sensu Dyer & Chernoff, 1996
            |-- Phallostethidae Regan (kurkkusiitinkalat)
            `-- Atherinidae Günther (hopeakyljet)

<==o Atheriniformes
   |--o Bedotioidei
   |  `-- Bedotiidae
   `--+--o Melanotaenioidei
      |  |-- Melanotaeniidae
      |  `-- Pseudomugilidae
      `--o Atherinoidei
         |-- Atherinidae
         |--o Notocheiridae
         |  |-- Notocheirus
         |  `-- Iso
         |-- Telmatherinidae
         |--o Dentatherinidae
         |  `-- Dentatherina
         `-- Phallostethidae

Reference(s):

• Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
  –W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698
• Carroll, R. L., 1988: Appendix. 594-648
  in Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
  –W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698
• Dyer, B. S. & Chernoff, B., 1996: Phylogenetic relationships among atheriniform fishes (Teleostei: Atherinomorpha).
  –Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society: Vol. 117, #1, pp. 1-69
• Lahti, S., Malmström, K. K., Koli, L., Leikola, A., Syrjämäki, J. & Lahti, J., 1980: Zoo, Suuri Eläinkirja 5: Kalat, sammakkoeläimet, matelijat.
  –Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, Porvoo-Helsinki-Juva, 1980.
        Original work [in French]: Beauté Du Monde Animal: IX Reptiles/Amphibiens & X Poissons.
  –Rizzoli Editore, Milano, 1968
• Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds), 2001: FishBase.
  –iNet: www.fishbase.org
• Nelson, J. S., 1994: Fishes of the world.
  –John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1994, xx-600