Moroniformes is an order of ray-finned fishes in the series Percomorpha.
Moroniformes | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Striped bass (Morone saxatilis) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Clade: | Percomorpha |
Order: | Moroniformes |
Families | |
see text |
Families
Moroniformes comprises three families according to the 5th edition of the Fishes of the World:[1][2]
- Moronidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
- Drepaneidae Gill, 1872
- Ephippidae Bleeker, 1859
Classification
Moroniformes is classified as an order within the series Percomorpha in the 5th edition of Fishes of the World but the authors of that text acknowledge that their classification of the order is rather tentative.[1] Later authors recognise that two of the families, the Ephippidae and the Drepaneidae are closely related and classified in the order Ephippiformes but that Moronidae is incertae sedis in their series Eupercaria.[3] Other authorities classify all three families in the Moroniformes sensu Fishes of the World in the Acanthuriformes.[4]
References
🔥 Top keywords: Main PageSpecial:SearchPage 3Wikipedia:Featured picturesHouse of the DragonUEFA Euro 2024Bryson DeChambeauJuneteenthInside Out 2Eid al-AdhaCleopatraDeaths in 2024Merrily We Roll Along (musical)Jonathan GroffJude Bellingham.xxx77th Tony AwardsBridgertonGary PlauchéKylian MbappéDaniel RadcliffeUEFA European Championship2024 ICC Men's T20 World CupUnit 731The Boys (TV series)Rory McIlroyN'Golo KantéUEFA Euro 2020YouTubeRomelu LukakuOpinion polling for the 2024 United Kingdom general electionThe Boys season 4Romania national football teamNicola CoughlanStereophonic (play)Gene WilderErin DarkeAntoine GriezmannProject 2025