found: Nelson, J.S. Fishes of the world, 1994:pp. 264-268 (Order Beloniformes - five families, with 38 genera and 191 species; families included are: Adrianichthyidae, Belonidae, Scomberesocidae, Exocoetidae, Hemiramphidae)
found: Encyc. of fishes, 1995:p. 144 (Order Beloniformes)
found: Eschmeyer cat. genera recent fishes:p. 463 (Order Beloniformes)
found: Wikipedia, Nov. 4, 2011(The Beloniformes are an order of five families of freshwater and marine ray-finned fish: the Adrianichthyidae (ricefish and medakas); Belonidae (needlefish); Exocoetidae (flyingfishes); Hemiramphidae (halfbeaks); and the Scomberesocidae (sauries); beloniforms)
