Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
Acanthuriformes
Clades: Percomorpha.
Zoology
Ray-finned fishes.
Taxonomy
Some authorities place Acanthuriformes in the suborders Acanthuroidea and Percoidea of the order Perciformes.
Families
Suborder Sciaenoidei
• Emmelichthyidae: Rovers.
• Sciaenidae: Drums.
Suborder Acanthuroidei
• Luvaridae: Luvar.
• Zanclidae: Moorish angels.
• Acanthuridae: Surgeonfishes.