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Suborder of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aulostomoidei is a suborder of the order Syngnathiformes, which also contains groups such as the seahorses, pipefishes and dragonets.
Aulostomoidei | |
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Aulostomus maculatus West Atlantic trumpetfish | |
Dactylopterus volitans Flying gurnard | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Suborder: | Aulostomoidei |
There are two superfamilies within the Aulostomoidei and they are:[1]
Other authorities subsume the Aulostomoidea, as well as the Centriscidae (including Macroramphosus), into the "long-snouted clade" which makes up the suborder Syngnathoidei while placing the Dactylopteridae in the "benthic clade".[2]