Trachiniformes
Trachiniformes is an order of percomorph bony fish which is considered by some authorities to be the suborder Trachinoidei of the Perciformes.[1]
| Trachiniformes | |
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| Trachinus araneus, Sardinia | |
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| Ammodytes personatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Clade: | Percomorpha |
| Order: | Trachiniformes |
| Families | |
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Timeline of genera
Families
The following families make up the Trachiniformes:[2]
- Ammodytidae Bonaparte, 1832 - sandeels or sandlances
- Chiasmodontidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1883 - the swallowers
- Champsodontidae Jordan & Snyder, 1902 - gulpers, gapers or crocodile toothfishes
- Cheimarrichthyidae Regan, 1913 - New Zealand torrentfishes
- Creediidae Waite, 1899 - sandburrowers
- Leptoscopidae Gill, 1859 - southern sandfishes
- Percophidae Swainson, 1839 - duckbills
- Pinguipedidae Günther, 1860 - sandperches
- Trachinidae Rafinesque, 181 - weeverfishes
- Trichodontidae Bleeker, 1859 - sandfish
- Trichonotidae Günther, 1861 - sanddivers
- Uranoscopidae Bonaparte, 1831 - stargazers
References
- Bailly N, ed. (2017). "Trachinoidei". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- Nelson, JS; Grande, TC & Wilson, MVH (2016). "Classification of fishes from Fishes of the World 5th Edition" (PDF). Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
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