Teleosts (Bony Fishes)
Teleostei
Description
Teleosts are the vast majority of bony fishes, and they’re often the stars of reef dives. Divers commonly encounter colorful schools of fish, curious single species hovering in the water column, and darting predators that weave through coral and rocks.
Orders
Uncertain Placement Egg-Laying Ray/Fish Group
Ovalentaria incertae sedis
Perch-Like Fishes
Perciformes
Seahorses & Pipefish
Syngnathiformes
Surgeonfish & Tang-like fish
Acanthuriformes
Pufferfish & relatives
Tetraodontiformes
Dragonets
Callionymiformes
Uncertain placement perch-like fishes
Eupercaria incertae sedis
Catfish
Siluriformes
Anglerfish (including deep-sea anglers)
Lophiiformes
Blennies
Blenniiformes
Gobies
Gobiiformes
Sunfish & perch-like fishes
Centrarchiformes
Squirrelfish & soldierfish
Holocentriformes
Uncertain Placement Jacks & Relatives
Carangaria incertae sedis
Jacks & Trevallies
Carangiformes
Eels (Morays, Congers, and Kin)
Anguilliformes
Cardinalfish
Apogoniformes
Taxonomy
| Phylum | Fish, Sharks & Rays (plus Sea Turtles & Whales) |
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Statistics
- Orders 17