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Moonfishes

Menidae

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Menidae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Trunk
Menidae
Family recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia FI, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, wikipedia EU, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, NCBI, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, GBIF classification, NCBI GGBN GBIF BHL BOLDS data coverage, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, and Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Menidae
Recognized by Australia Species List, China Species List, Myanmar Species List, Pakistan Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Philippines Species List, Singapore Species List, South Africa Species List, Taiwan Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Vietnam Species List, Japan Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Indonesia Species List, Andaman Sea Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Arafura Sea Species List, Bali Sea Species List, Banda Sea Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Bismarck Sea Species List, Coral Sea Species List, Eastern China Sea Species List, Gulf of Thailand Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Java Sea Species List, Laccadive Sea Species List, Malacca Strait Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, Persian Gulf Species List, Sea of Japan Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, Seto Inland Sea Species List, Singapore Strait Species List, South China Sea Species List, Sulu Sea Species List, South Pacific Species List, Furui 2020, OBIS environmental data records, and Timor Sea Species List
Menidae Fitzinger 1873
Family recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Alternative Names

Menidae
Harvest ancestor according to The Fish Database of Taiwan, EOL authors, FAO Fishery Statistics, Mozambique Species List, GBIF national node type records Germany, iNaturalist, Fishbase, TreatmentBank, and Global Biotic Interactions

Common Names

English

moonfishes preferred
Recognized by English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa
moonfish
prefer
Recognized by Paleobiology Database and World Register of Marine Species

Finnish

Kirvesahvenet preferred
Recognized by admin
Kirveskalat
prefer
Recognized by admin

Japanese

ギンカガミ科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, World Register of Marine Species, and admin

Curated hierarchies for Menidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Euteleostei
Neoteleostei
Acanthopterygii
Menidae (this page)
Mene
Acanthuriformes
Ambassidae
Anabantiformes
Atheriniformes
Batrachoidiformes
Beloniformes
Beryciformes
Blenniiformes
Callanthiidae
Caproiformes
Carangiformes
Centrarchiformes
Centrogenyidae
Centropomidae
Chaetodontiformes
Cichliformes
Congrogadidae
Cyprinodontiformes
Dinolestidae
Dinopercidae
Embiotocidae
Emmelichthyidae
Ephippiformes
Gerreiformes
Gobiesociformes
Gobiiformes
Grammatidae
Holocentriformes
Istiophoriformes
Kurtiformes
Labriformes
Lactariidae
Leptobramidae
Lobotiformes
Lophiiformes
Lutjaniformes
Malacanthidae
Monodactylidae
Moronidae
Mugiliformes
Ophidiiformes
Opistognathidae
Parascorpididae
Pempheriformes
Perciformes
Plesiopidae
Pleuronectiformes
Polycentridae
Polynemidae
Pomacanthidae
Pomacentridae
Priacanthiformes
Pseudochromidae
Scatophagidae
Sciaenidae
Scombriformes
Siganidae
Sillaginidae
Spariformes
Sphyraenidae
Synbranchiformes
Syngnathiformes
Tetraodontiformes
Toxotidae
Trachichthyiformes
Uranoscopiformes

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Perciformes
Menidae (this page)
Mene
Acanthuridae
Acropomatidae
Amarsipidae
Ambassidae
Ammodytidae
Anabantidae
Anarhichadidae
Aplodactylidae
Apogonidae
Ariommatidae
Arripidae
Artedidraconidae
Badidae
Banjosidae
Bathyclupeidae
Bathydraconidae
Bathymasteridae
Blenniidae
Bovichtidae
Bramidae
Caesionidae
Callanthiidae
Callionymidae
Caproidae
Carangidae
Caristiidae
Centrarchidae
Centrogenyidae
Centrolophidae
Centropomidae
Cepolidae
Chaenopsidae
Chaetodontidae
Champsodontidae
Channichthyidae
Channidae
Cheilodactylidae
Cheimarrichthyidae
Chiasmodontidae
Chironemidae
Cichlidae
Cirrhitidae
Clinidae
Coryphaenidae
Creediidae
Cryptacanthodidae
Dactyloscopidae
Datnioididae
Dichistiidae
Dinolestidae
Dinopercidae
Draconettidae
Drepaneidae
Echeneidae
Elassomatidae
Eleginopsidae
Eleotridae
Embiotocidae
Emmelichthyidae
Enoplosidae
Gempylidae
Gerreidae
Glaucosomatidae
Gobiidae
Grammatidae
Haemulidae
Hapalogenyidae
Harpagiferidae
Helostomatidae
Kurtidae
Lateolabracidae
Leiognathidae
Nototheniidae
Osphronemidae
Parascorpididae
Pempheridae
Pentacerotidae
Percichthyidae
Percidae
Perciliidae
Percophidae
Pholidae
Pholidichthyidae
Pinguipedidae
Plesiopidae
Polycentridae
Polynemidae
Polyprionidae
Pomacanthidae
Pomacentridae
Pomatomidae
Priacanthidae
Pristolepididae
Siganidae
Sillaginidae
Sparidae
Symphysanodontidae
Trichiuridae
Trichodontidae
Zaproridae
62 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Euteleostei
Neoteleostei
Acanthopterygii
Menidae (this page)
Mene
Acanthuriformes
Ambassidae
Anabantiformes
Atheriniformes
Batrachoidiformes
Beloniformes
Beryciformes
Blenniiformes
Callanthiidae
Caproiformes
Carangiformes
Centrarchiformes
Centrogenyidae
Centropomidae
Chaetodontiformes
Cichliformes
Congrogadidae
Cyprinodontiformes
Dinolestidae
Dinopercidae
Embiotocidae
Emmelichthyidae
Ephippiformes
Gerreiformes
Gobiesociformes
Gobiiformes
Grammatidae
Holocentriformes
Istiophoriformes
Kurtiformes
Labriformes
Lactariidae
Leptobramidae
Lobotiformes
Lophiiformes
Lutjaniformes
Malacanthidae
Monodactylidae
Moronidae
Mugiliformes
Ophidiiformes
Opistognathidae
Parascorpididae
Pempheriformes
Perciformes
Plesiopidae
Pleuronectiformes
Polycentridae
Polynemidae
Pomacanthidae
Pomacentridae
Priacanthiformes
Pseudochromidae
Scatophagidae
Sciaenidae
Scombriformes
Siganidae
Sillaginidae
Spariformes
Sphyraenidae
Synbranchiformes
Syngnathiformes
Tetraodontiformes
Toxotidae
Trachichthyiformes
Uranoscopiformes

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Euteleostei
Neoteleostei
Acanthopterygii
Menidae (this page)
Mene
Acanthuriformes
Ambassidae
Anabantiformes
Atheriniformes
Batrachoidiformes
Beloniformes
Beryciformes
Blenniiformes
Callanthiidae
Caproiformes
Carangiformes
Centrarchiformes
Centrogenyidae
Centropomidae
Chaetodontiformes
Cichliformes
Congrogadidae
Cyprinodontiformes
Dinolestidae
Dinopercidae
Embiotocidae
Emmelichthyidae
Ephippiformes
Gerreiformes
Gobiesociformes
Gobiiformes
Grammatidae
Holocentriformes
Istiophoriformes
Kurtiformes
Labriformes
Lactariidae
Leptobramidae
Lobotiformes
Lophiiformes
Lutjaniformes
Malacanthidae
Monodactylidae
Moronidae
Mugiliformes
Ophidiiformes
Opistognathidae
Parascorpididae
Pempheriformes
Perciformes
Plesiopidae
Pleuronectiformes
Polycentridae
Polynemidae
Pomacanthidae
Pomacentridae
Priacanthiformes
Pseudochromidae
Scatophagidae
Sciaenidae
Scombriformes
Siganidae
Sillaginidae
Spariformes
Sphyraenidae
Synbranchiformes
Syngnathiformes
Tetraodontiformes
Toxotidae
Trachichthyiformes
Uranoscopiformes

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Perciformes
Menidae (this page)
Mene Lacépède 1803
Abadzekhia Bannikov 1985
Acanthoclinidae
Acanthuridae
Acestrus Woodward 1901
Amarsipidae
Ambassidae
Amphistiidae
Apogonidae
Apostasella Whitley 1935
Ardiodus White 1931
Arripidae
Badidae
Beerichthys Casier 1966
Belontiidae
Blenniidae
Blotichthys Sorbini 1984
Bovichthyidae
Bovichtidae
Carangidae
Caristiidae
Centracanthidae
Centrogeniidae
Centropomidae
Channichthyidae
Channidae
Cheimarrhichthyidae
Cheimarrichthyidae
Clinidae
Coracinidae
Coryphaenidae
Creediidae
Cryptacanthodidae
Datnioididae
Dinopercidae
Duplexdens Monsch 2005
Elassomatidae
Eleotridae
Embiotocidae
Enoplosidae
Ephippidae
Euzaphlegidae
Gempylidae
Gerreidae
Gobiidae
Grammatidae
Haemulidae
Hapalogeniidae
Hapalogenyidae
Harpagiferidae
Inabaperca Yabumoto & Uyeno 2000
Ioscion Jordan 1921
Isurichthys Woodward 1901
Kyphosidae
Labrisomidae
Latidae
Latridae
Leiognathidae
Lompoquia Jordan & Gilbert 1919
Luciocephalidae
Luvaridae
Malacopygaeus Leriche 1906
Monodactylidae
Mullidae
Nemipteridae
Neocybium Leriche 1906
Notograptidae
Ocystias Jordan & Gilbert 1920
Odonteobolca Krell 1991
Oncolepis Bassani 1898
Oplegnathidae
Palaeoperca Micklich 1978
Palaeorhynchidae
Palaeothunnus Bannikov 1978
Parapygaeus Pellegrin 1907
Pentacerotidae
Percidae
Perciliidae
Pholidichthyidae
Polyprionidae
Pomacanthidae
Pomacentridae
Pseudaphritidae
Pseudochromidae
Pseudoumbrina
Ptereleotridae
Ptilichthyidae
Pygaeus Agassiz 1835
Rhamphognathus Agassiz 1835
Saldenioichthys López-Arbarello, Arratia & Tunik 2003
Scaridae
Scatophagidae
Schindleriidae
Scombramphodon Woodward 1901
Scombrinus Woodward 1901
Sorbinia Bellwood 1995
Trispinacidae
Tunita Jordan & Gilbert 1919
Veronabrax Bannikov 2008
Voltamulloides Bannikov 2008
Zorzinichthyidae
154 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Teleostei
Acanthopterygii
Perciformes
Percoidei
Menidae (this page)
Mene Lacepède 1803
Acropomatidae
Aplodactylidae
Apogonidae
Arripidae
Banjosidae
Bathyclupeidae
Bramidae
Caesionidae
Callanthiidae
Carangidae
Caristiidae
Centracanthidae
Centrarchidae
Centrogeniidae
Centropomidae
Cepolidae
Chaetodontidae
Chandidae
Cheilodactylidae
Chironemidae
Cirrhitidae
Coryphaenidae
Datnioididae
Dichistiidae
Dinolestidae
Dinopercidae
Drepaneidae Gill 1972
Echeneidae
Emmelichthyidae
Enoplosidae
Epigonidae
Gerreidae
Glaucosomatidae
Grammatidae
Haemulidae
Howellidae
Inermiidae
Kuhliidae
Kyphosidae
Lactariidae
Lateolabracidae Springer & Raasch 1995
Latridae
Leiognathidae
Leptobramidae
Lethrinidae
Lobotidae
Lutjanidae
Malacanthidae
Monodactylidae
Moronidae
Mullidae
Nandidae
Nematistiidae
Nemipteridae
Notograptidae
Opistognathidae
Oplegnathidae
Ostracoberycidae
Pempheridae
Pentacerotidae
Percichthyidae
Percidae
Plesiopidae
Polycentridae
Polynemidae
Polyprionidae
Pomacanthidae
Pomatomidae
Priacanthidae
Pseudochromidae
Rachycentridae
Sciaenidae
Scombropidae
Serranidae
Sillaginidae
Sparidae
Sphyraenidae
Symphysanodontidae Lee 1989
Terapontidae
Toxotidae

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Actinopterygii
Actinopteri
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Osteoglossocephalai
Clupeocephala
Euteleosteomorpha
Neoteleostei
Eurypterygia
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Carangaria
Carangaria incertae sedis
Menidae (this page)
Mene
Centropomidae
Lactariidae
Leptobramidae
Polynemidae
Sphyraenidae
Toxotidae

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Acanthomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Perciformes
Percoidei
Percoidea
Menidae (this page)
Mene
Ambassidae
Asianthidae
Banjosidae
Chaetodontidae
Echeneidae
Glaucosomatidae
Lactariidae
Percidae
Pomatomidae
Scombropidae

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Teleostei
Carangaria incertae sedis
Menidae Fitzinger 1873 (this page)
Centropomidae
Centropomidae Poey 1867
Lactariidae
Lactariidae Boulenger 1904
Latidae
Latidae Jordan 1888
Leptobramidae
Leptobramidae Ogilby 1913
Menidae
Polynemidae
Polynemidae Rafinesque 1815
Sphyraenidae
Sphyraenidae Rafinesque 1815
Toxotidae
Toxotidae Bleeker 1859
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