Acanthuroidei
fish suborder
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annotated classification
- In perciform: Annotated classification
Suborder Acanthuroidei Modified percoidlike fishes characterized by peculiarities of bones suspending the jaws, which thereby are extended far forward as a small nibbling mouth at end of more or less lengthened snout. 6 families. Family Scatopahgidae 2 genera, 4 species. Family Acanthuridae 6 genera, 80 species.…
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