Family Pygaeidae (ray-finned fish)
Actinopteri - Acanthuriformes - Pygaeidae
Parent taxon: Acanthuriformes according to D. S. Jordan 1963
Sister taxa: Acanthuridae, Luvaridae, Massalongiidae, Sciaenoidei, Zanclidae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pygaeidae in the database