Re: [RML] new fish; brazil

Wright Huntley (huntley1 at home.com)
Sat, 20 Feb 1999 15:58:37 -0800

Adrian Tappin wrote:
>
> At 03:40 19/02/99 EST, tsuh yang chen wrote:
>
> >bruce, i can't remember what are the families in the order Atheriniformes.
snip...
>
> This is a current list of Atheriniformes (I think)
>
> Bedotia
> Rheocles
> Cairnsichthys
> Chilatherina
> Glossolepis
> Iriatherina
> Melanotaenia
> Rhadinocentrus
> Kiunga
> Pseudomugil
> Alepidomus
> Austromenidia
> Craterocephalus
> Menidia
> Kaliptatherina
> Paratherina
> Telmatherina
> Tominanga

Hey Adrian,

You are confusing this newby. I always thought Atheriniforms included a
lot more *families* than the few genera you list. Killies are in there,
for example, as are silversides like our California Grunion, flying
fishes, etc.

I got myself further confused by checking:

"atheriniform" Encyclopędia Britannica Online
<http://search.eb.com/bol/topic?eu=10201&sctn=1>
[Accessed February 20, 1999].

How about someone unconfusing me, please?

TIA

Wright

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