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Acanthuroidei
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 (biology), 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, 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 Pieter Bleeker, Bleeker, 1876 (Moorish angels) * Extinct, †Family Massalongiidae Tyler & Bannikov, 2005 * †Family Acanthonemidae Bannikov, 1991 * Family Acanthuridae Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Bonaparte, 1835 (Surgeonfishes) ** Subfamily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luvaridae
Luvaridae is a Family (biology), family of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the suborder Acanthuroidei in the Order (biology), order Acanthuriformes, of which they are the only Pelagic fish, pelagic members. The family has a single extant species, the widespread louvar (''Luvarus imperialis'') and a small number of known extinct species. Genera and species The family Luvaridae contains the following taxa: * Genus ''Luvarus'' Rafinesque, 1810 ** ''Luvarus imperialis'' Rafinesque, 1810 ** ''Luvarus necopinatus'' (Pavel Georgiyevich Danilchenkoo, Danilchenko, 1968) * ''Aluvarus''? Bannikov & Tyler, 1995 (disputed) ** ''Aluvarus praeimperialis'' (Arambourg, 1967) * ''Avitoluvarus'' Alexandre F. Bannikov, Bannikov & James C. Tyler, Tyler, 1995 ** ''Avitoluvarus mariannae'' Bannikov & Tyler, 1995 ** ''Avitoluvarus dianae'' Bannikov & Tyler, 1995 ** ''Avitoluvarus eocaenicus'' Bannikov & Tyler, 2001 * ''Beerichthys'' Casier, 1996 ** ''Beerichthys ingens'' Casier, 1996 * ''Ku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |