Biology:Callionymiformes

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Short description: Order of fishes

Callionymiformes
Callionymus lyra 01.jpg
Callionymus lyra the Common dragonet
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Clade: Percomorpha
Order: Callionymiformes
Type species
Callionymus lyra

Callionymiformes /kæliˈɒnɪmɪfɔːrmz/ is an order of bony fish containing two families, the dragonets Callionymidae and the Draconettidae. In some taxonomies these families make up the suborder Callionymoidei of the wider grouping known as Perciformes,[1] Nelson (2016) recognised the order[2] but subsequent workers have suggested that if Callionymiformes is recognised as an order then the order Syngnathiformes is rendered paraphyletic and include Callionmyoidei within that taxon.[3]

Families

The two families placed under Callionymiformes in Nelson 2016 are:[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q55606458 entry