Atherion

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Atherinomorphae
Ordo: Atheriniformes
Subordo: Atherinoidei
Familia: Atherionidae
Genus: Atherion
Species: A. africanum – A. elymus – A. maccullochi

Name

Atherion Jordan & Starks, 1901

Gender: neut.

Type species: Atherion elymus Jordan & Starks 1901, by monotypy.

References

• Jordan, D. S. & E. C. Starks (1901) A review of the atherine fishes of Japan. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 24(1250): 199–206.

Links

• Atherion – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).