TAXONOMY ATLAS · LEVEL 03

Surgeonfishes and Allies

Acanthuriformes
Families
30
Species
1,575
01

FAMILY

Sciaenidae

Sciaenidae
Genera
69
Species
306
Representatives: freshwater drumAmoy croakerDusky kob
02

FAMILY

Sparidae

Sparidae
Genera
38
Species
164
Representatives: New Caledonian SeabreamArabian yellowfin seabreamYellowfin bream
03

FAMILY

Haemulidae

Haemulidae
Genera
22
Species
145
Representatives: silvergray gruntsargoEspinoza’s Grunt
04

FAMILY

Chaetodontidae

Chaetodontidae
Genera
12
Species
136
Representatives: Lord Howe Island butterflyfishNarrow-barred butterflyfishPhilippine butterflyfish
05

FAMILY

Lutjanidae

Lutjanidae
Genera
17
Species
116
Representatives: small toothed jobfishrusty jobfishgreen jobfish
06

FAMILY

Pomacanthidae

Pomacanthidae
Genera
8
Species
92
Representatives: Banded angelfishArmitage angelfishGriffis angelfish
07

FAMILY

Acanthuridae

Acanthuridae
Genera
6
Species
87
Representatives: Achilles tangWhitechin surgeonfishWhitefin surgeonfish
08

FAMILY

Nemipteridae

Nemipteridae
Genera
5
Species
77
Representatives: Yellow-lip threadfin breamDawn threadfin breamBalinese threadfin bream
09

FAMILY

Gerreidae

Gerreidae
Genera
8
Species
53
Representatives: Golden mojarraIrish mojarraShort-beaked Mojarra
10

FAMILY

Leiognathidae

Leiognathidae
Genera
10
Species
52
Representatives: Striped ponyfishLongspine ponyfishBorneo Ponyfish
11

FAMILY

Malacanthidae

Malacanthidae
Genera
5
Species
49
Representatives: White horseheadSilver tilefishTilefish
12

FAMILY

Cepolidae

Cepolidae
Genera
3
Species
46
Representatives: BandfishIndian BandfishRed-spotted bandfish
13

FAMILY

Lethrinidae

Lethrinidae
Genera
5
Species
43
Representatives: striped large-eye breamCollared large-eye breamforktail large-eye bream
14

FAMILY

Sillaginidae

Sillaginidae
Genera
5
Species
38
Representatives: King George whitingClubfoot sillagoFlathead sillago
15

FAMILY

Siganidae

Siganidae
Genera
1
Species
29
Representatives: forktail rabbitfishwhite-spotted spinefootblue-spotted spinefoot
16

FAMILY

Caesionidae

Caesionidae
Genera
4
Species
24
Representatives: blue and gold fusilierRedbelly yellowtail fusilierlunar fusilier
17

FAMILY

Priacanthidae

Priacanthidae
Genera
4
Species
21
Representatives: bulleyeglasseyebright glasseye
18

FAMILY

Callanthiidae

Callanthiidae
Genera
2
Species
19
Representatives: Splendid sea perchMagnificent splendid perchYellowsail red bass
19

FAMILY

Antigoniidae

Antigoniidae
Genera
1
Species
18
Representatives: deepbody boarfishshortspine boarfishSenbei fish
20

FAMILY

Emmelichthyidae

Emmelichthyidae
Genera
3
Species
18
Representatives: Karnella's roverCape bonnetmouthred rover
21

FAMILY

Ephippidae

Ephippidae
Genera
8
Species
15
Representatives: Atlantic spadefishWest African spadefishPacific spadefish
22

FAMILY

Monodactylidae

Monodactylidae
Genera
2
Species
6
Representatives: monofull moonyKottelat's moony
23

FAMILY

Moronidae

Moronidae
Genera
2
Species
6
Representatives: bassspotted sea-basssea perch
24

FAMILY

Scatophagidae

Scatophagidae
Genera
2
Species
4
Representatives: Spotted scatscattySpotbanded scat
25

FAMILY

Dinopercidae

Dinopercidae
Genera
2
Species
3
Representatives: lampfishCongo seabassBarred seabass
26

FAMILY

Drepaneidae

Drepaneidae
Genera
1
Species
3
Representatives: African sicklefishConcertina fishspotted sicklefish
27

FAMILY

Lobotidae

Lobotidae
Genera
1
Species
2
Representatives: Pacific tripletailtripletail
28

FAMILY

Caproidae

Caproidae
Genera
1
Species
1
Representatives: boarfish
29

FAMILY

Luvaridae

Luvaridae
Genera
1
Species
1
Representatives: luvar
30

FAMILY

Zanclidae

Zanclidae
Genera
1
Species
1
Representatives: Moorish idol