Zeiformes
The Zeiformes are a small order of ray-finned fish most notable for the dories. The best known is the John Dory. order consists of about 33 species in seven families.
Families
[change | change source]- Family Cyttidae (lookdown dories)
- Family Grammicolepididae (tinselfishes)
- Family Oreosomatidae (oreos)
- Family Parazenidae (parazens)
- Family Sorbinipercidae (extinct)
- Family Zeidae (dories)
- Family Zeniontidae (zeniontids) (formerly known as Macrurocyttidae)
- Family Bajaichthyidae (extinct, Bajaichthys elegans)
References
[change | change source]- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2005). "Zeiformes" in FishBase. March 2005 version.