Siganoidea
| Siganoidea | |
|---|---|
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| Siganus magnificus | |
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| Scatophagus argus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Percoidei |
| Superfamily: | Siganoidea |
Siganoidea is a superfamily belonging to the suborder Percoidei which in turn is the largest suborder of the order Perciformes. It contains two families of largely Indo-Pacific distribution.
Taxonomy
Siganoidea is recognised by the 5th edition of the Fishes of the World as a superfamily within the Percoidei.[1]
Families
The two families placed in the Siganoidea are:[1][2]
- Scatophagidae Gill, 1883
- Siganidae Richardson, 1837
Molecular studies
Molecular analyses suggest that these families are closer to the surgeonfishes than to other Percoidei and place these families in the order Acanthuriformes.[3] Other workers have suggested that the two families are among those stated as incertae sedis with the series Eupercaria.[4]
References
- ^ a b J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. pp. 462–463. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.
- ^ Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Order Acanthuriformes". FishBase. June 2021 version.
- ^ Betancur-R, R.; Wiley, E.O.; Arratia, G.; et al. (2017). "Phylogenetic classification of bony fishes". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 17 (162): 162. doi:10.1186/s12862-017-0958-3. PMC 5501477. PMID 28683774.