Sciaenoidei | |
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Brown meagre (Sciaena umbra), Gozo, Malta - Sciaenidae | |
Rubyfish (Plagiogeneion rubiginosum) - Emmelichtyidae | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acanthuriformes |
Suborder: | Sciaenoidei Cuvier, 1828 |
Families | |
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Sciaenoidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes belonging to the order Acanthuriformes.
The suborder was first proposed in 1828 by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier.[1] The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies the suborder in the order Acanthuriformes.[2] Other authorities classify the Sciaenidae and the Emmelichthyidae as incertae sedis within the series Eupercaria.[3] The Catalog of Fishes retains this family within the Acanthuriformes but does not recognise the suborder Sciaenoidei.[4]
Sciaenoidei comprises 2 families:[2][5]