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Order
Acanthuriformes
Jordan, 1923
- surgeonfishes and relatives
(fish)
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Entity:
Eupercaria (Series)
..Acropomatiformes (Order)
..†Asianthidae (Family)
..†Caucasichthyidae (Family)
..Centrarchiformes (Order)
..†Eotrigonodontidae (Family)
..†Exelliidae (Family)
..Labriformes (Order) - wrasses and relatives
..Lophiiformes (Order) - anglerfishes
..Perciformes (Order) - perches
..†Pietschellidae (Family)
..†Quasimullidae (Family)
..†Repropcidae (Family)
..Tetraodontiformes (Order) - plectognaths
..Acanthuriformes (Order) - surgeonfishes and relatives
....†Acanthonemidae (Family)
....Acanthuridae (Family) - surgeonfishes and unicornfishes
....Antigoniidae (Family) - deepwater boarfishes
....Callanthiidae (Family) - splendid perches
....Caproidae (Family) - boarfishes
....†Caprovesposidae (Family)
....Cepolidae (Family) - bandfishes
....Chaetodontidae (Family) - butterflyfishes
....Dinopercidae (Family) - cavebasses
....Drepaneidae (Family) - sicklefishes
....Emmelichthyidae (Family) - rovers
....Ephippidae (Family) - spadefishes and batfishes
....Gerreidae (Family) - mojarras
....Haemulidae (Family) - grunts
....†Kushlukiidae (Family)
....Latilidae (Family) - deepwater tilefishes
....Leiognathidae (Family) - ponyfishes
....Lethrinidae (Family) - emperor snappers
....Lobotidae (Family) - tripletails and tigerperches
....Lutjanidae (Family) - snappers
....Luvaridae (Family) - luvars
....Malacanthidae (Family) - tilefishes
....†Massalongiidae (Family)
....Monodactylidae (Family) - moonies
....Moronidae (Family) - white basses
....Nemipteridae (Family) - threadfin breams and spinycheeks
....Pomacanthidae (Family) - angelfishes
....Priacanthidae (Family) - bigeyes
....Scatophagidae (Family) - scats
....Sciaenidae (Family) - croakers and drums
....Siganidae (Family) - rabbitfishes
....Sillaginidae (Family) - sillagos
....†Sorbinipercidae (Family)
....Sparidae (Family) - porgys and seabreams
....Zanclidae (Family) - Moorish idols
....†Zorzinichthyidae (Family)
Types
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Acanthuroidei
(Suborder)
Ref:
J.S. Nelson et al., 2016
: 499; 2 May 2025.
[inferred]
Variants
Former rank
:
Acanthuroidei
(Suborder)
Ref:
E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson, 2010
: 157; 19 May 2012.
[inferred]
Synonyms
Including
:
Caproiformes
(Order)
Ref:
R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021
: (14 Mar 2025); 18 Mar 2025.
[inferred]
Including
:
Chaetodontiformes
(Order)
Ref:
R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021
: (14 Mar 2025); 17 Mar 2025.
[inferred]
Including
:
Ephippiformes
(Order)
Ref:
R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021
: (14 Mar 2025); 17 Mar 2025.
[inferred]
Including
:
Gerreiformes
(Order)
Ref:
R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021
: (14 Mar 2025); 17 Mar 2025.
[inferred]
Including
:
Lobotiformes
(Order)
Ref:
R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021
: (14 Mar 2025); 17 Mar 2025.
[inferred]
Including
:
Lutjaniformes
(Order)
Ref:
R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021
: (14 Mar 2025); 17 Mar 2025.
[inferred]
Including
:
Moroniformes
(Order)
Ref:
R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021
: (14 Mar 2025); 2 May 2025.
[inferred]
Including
:
Priacanthiformes
(Order)
Ref:
R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021
: (14 Mar 2025); 18 Mar 2025.
[inferred]
Including
:
Spariformes
(Order)
Ref:
R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021
: (14 Mar 2025); 18 Mar 2025.
[inferred]
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
surgeonfishes and relatives
Ref:
J.S. Nelson et al., 2016
: 497.
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