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Acanthuriformes
Taxonomy
Acanthuriformes was named as an order. It is extant.
It was reranked as the unranked clade Acanthuriformes by Jordan (1963).
It was assigned to Squamipennes by Jordan (1963); to Percomorpharia by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Ovalentaria by Nelson et al. (2016), Cicimurri et al. (2025).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Acanthuriformes by Jordan (1963).
It was assigned to Squamipennes by Jordan (1963); to Percomorpharia by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Ovalentaria by Nelson et al. (2016), Cicimurri et al. (2025).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1963 | Acanthuriformes Jordan p. 707 |
| 2013 | Acanthuriformes Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Acanthuriformes Nelson et al. p. 497 |
| 2025 | Acanthuriformes Cicimurri et al. p. 90 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Or. Acanthuriformes
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Fm. Acanthuridae
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Subfm. Acanthurinae
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G. Acanthurus Forskal 1775
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†Acanthurus canossae Heckel 1856
†Acanthurus gaudryi de Zigno 1887
†Acanthurus gazolae Massalongo 1859
†Acanthurus ovalis Agassiz 1839
†Acanthurus tenuis Agassiz 1835
G. Ctenochaetus Gill 1885
G. †Eorandallius Blot and Tyler 1990
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†Eorandallius elegans Blot and Tyler 1990
†Eorandallius rectifrons Agassiz 1835
G. Marosichthys Whitely 1951
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†Marosichthys huismani de Beaufort 1926
Invalid names: Marosia de Beaufort 1926 [replaced]
Subfm. Nasinae Smith 1955
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G. Naso Lacépède 1802
G. Paracanthurus Bleeker 1863
G. †Proacanthurus Blot and Tyler 1990
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†Proacanthurus bonatoi Blot and Tyler 1990
†Proacanthurus elongatus Blot and Tyler 1990
†Proacanthurus ovalis Agassiz 1839
†Proacanthurus tenuis Agassiz 1835
G. †Tauichthys Tyler 1999
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†Tauichthys aspesae Tyler and Bannikov 2000
†Tauichthys padremenini Tyler 1999
G. †Tylerichthys Blot 1980
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†Tylerichthys milani Blot and Tyler 1990
†Tylerichthys nuchalis Agassiz 1835
G. Zebrasoma Swainson 1839
Fm. Luvaridae
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G. †Aluvarus Bannikov and Tyler 1995
G. †Avitoluvarus Bannikov and Tyler 1995
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Avitoluvarus dianae Bannikov and Tyler 1995
†Avitoluvarus mariannae Bannikov and Tyler 1995
G. Luvarus Rafinesque 1810
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Luvarus imperialis Rafinesque 1810
†Luvarus necopinatus Danil'chenko 1968
†Luvarus praeimperialis Arambourg 1967
G. †Proluvarus Daniltshenko 1968
Fm. †Massalongiidae
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Subor. Sciaenoidei Cuvier 1828
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Fm. Sciaenidae Cuvier 1828
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G. Aplodinotus Rafinesque 1818
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Aplodinotus distortus Nolf 2003
Aplodinotus grunniens Rafinesque 1819 [freshwater drum]
†Aplodinotus hoffmani Nolf and Aguilera 1998
†Aplodinotus longecaudatus Nolf and Aguilera 1998
G. Argyrosomus La Pylaie 1835
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†Argyrosomus laghii Nolf and Steurbaut 1983
†Argyrosomus regia Lanckneus and Nolf 1979
G. †Ekokenia Frizzell and Dante 1965
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†Ekokenia eporrecta Koken 1888
†Ekokenia eporrectus Koken 1888
G. Pogonias Lacépède 1802
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†Pogonias blettleri Noriega et al. 2024
Pogonias cromis Cope 1869 [black drum]
†Pogonias multidentatus Cope 1869
†Pogonias stringeri Takeuchi and Huddleston 2008
G. Sciaena Linnaeus 1758
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†Sciaena amplus Koken 1891
Sciaena bathytatos Chao and Miller 1975
†Sciaena holsatica Koken 1891
†Sciaena impropria Gabelaia 1976
†Sciaena irregularis Koken 1884
†Sciaena kirchbergensis Koken 1891
†Sciaena knyrkoi Danil'chenko 1980
†Sciaena meridionalis Koken 1891
†Sciaena obtusus Koken 1891
†Sciaena pecchioli Lawley 1876
†Sciaena pimenovae Bogatsov 1955
†Sciaena radians Koken 1888
†Sciaena simplex Frost 1926
Sciaena umbra Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Stelliferinae Sasaki 1989 [empty]
Invalid names: Pygaeidae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available