Wright Huntley schrieb:
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> Adrian Tappin wrote:
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> > 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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> Wright Huntley, Fremont CA, USA, 510 494-8679 huntley1 at home dot com
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