Zeiformes

The Zeiformes are a small order of ray-finned fish most notable for the dories. The best known is the John Dory. order consists of about 33 species in seven families.

Families

  • Family Cyttidae (lookdown dories)
  • Family Grammicolepididae (tinselfishes)
  • Family Oreosomatidae (oreos)
  • Family Parazenidae (parazens)
  • Family Sorbinipercidae (extinct)
  • Family Zeidae (dories)
  • Family Zeniontidae (zeniontids) (formerly known as Macrurocyttidae)
  • Family Bajaichthyidae (extinct, Bajaichthys elegans)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2005). "Zeiformes" in FishBase. March 2005 version.
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