Acanthuroidei
| Acanthuroidei | |
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Powderblue surgeonfish Acanthus leucosternon | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Suborder: | Acanthuroidei Greenwood et al, 1966[1]
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| Families | |
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see text | |
| Diversity | |
| 19 genera | |
Acanthuroidei caudal peduncle.[3]
Families
Acanthuroidei contains the following families:[2]
- Family Luvaridae Gill, 1885 (Luvar)
- Family Zanclidae Bleeker, 1876 (Moorish angels)
- †Family MassalongiidaeTyler & Bannikov, 2005
- †Family AcanthonemidaeBannikov, 1991
- Family Acanthuridae Bonaparte, 1835 (Surgeonfishes)
- Subfamily , 1929
- Subfamily Acanthurinae Bonaparte, 1835
- J.L.B. Smith, 1966
- Tribe Zebrasomini Winterbottom, 1993
- Tribe Acanthurini Bonaparte, 1835
Timeline of genera
References
- doi:10.2307/1446292.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. Archived from the originalon 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Acanthuridae" in FishBase. February 2007 version.
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
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