Acanthuroidei
Sign in to saveAcanthuroidei , is a group of ray finned fishes which is a suborder of the Acanthuriformes, although older classifications regarded it as a suborder of the Perciformes, the largest order of fish, The suborder includes the surgeonfish and Moorish idol. Members of this suborder have a compressed body covered with small ctenoid scales. The name for the suborder comes from that of the surgeonfish (Acanthuridae) family within it, and is derived from the Greek words akantha and oura, which loosely translate to "thorn" and "tail", respectively, referring to the "scalpels" found on surgeonfishes' caud
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- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
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Acanthuroidei , is a group of ray finned fishes which is a suborder of the Acanthuriformes, although older classifications regarded it as a suborder of the Perciformes, the largest order of fish, The suborder includes the surgeonfish and Moorish idol. Members of this suborder have a compressed body covered with small ctenoid scales. The name for the suborder comes from that of the surgeonfish (Acanthuridae) family within it, and is derived from the Greek words akantha and oura, which loosely translate to "thorn" and "tail", respectively, referring to the "scalpels" found on surgeonfishes' caudal peduncle.
==Families== Acanthuroidei contains the following families: Family Luvaridae Gill, 1885 (Luvar) Family Zanclidae Bleeker, 1876 (Moorish angels) †Family Massalongiidae Tyler & Bannikov, 2005 †Family Acanthonemidae Bannikov, 1991 Family Acanthuridae Bonaparte, 1835 (Surgeonfishes) Subfamily Nasinae Fowler & Bean, 1929 Subfamily Acanthurinae Bonaparte, 1835 Tribe Prionurini J.L.B. Smith, 1966 Tribe Zebrasomini Winterbottom, 1993 Tribe Acanthurini Bonaparte, 1835
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