Luvaridae

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Luvaridae
Temporal range: Late Paleocene–present
Luvarus imperialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Suborder: Acanthuroidei
Family: Luvaridae
Gill, 1885[1]

Luvaridae is a

suborder Acanthuroidei in the order Acanthuriformes, of which they are the only 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:[2]

  • Genus Luvarus Rafinesque, 1810
  • † Aluvarus? Bannikov & Tyler, 1995 (disputed)
    • † Aluvarus praeimperialis (Arambourg, 1967)
  • † Avitoluvarus Bannikov & Tyler, 1995
    • † Avitoluvarus mariannae Bannikov & Tyler, 1995
    • † Avitoluvarus dianae Bannikov & Tyler, 1995
    • † Avitoluvarus eocaenicus Bannikov & Tyler, 2001
  • † Beerichthys Casier, 1996
    • † Beerichthys ingens Casier, 1996
  • † Kushlukia Danilchenko, 1968
    • † Kushlukia permira Danilchenko, 1968

† means extinct

References

  1. PMID 25543675
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  2. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2023). "Luvaridae" in FishBase. February 2023 version.
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