Subclass: Neopterygii
The name of this subclass of fish means 'new fin'. There have been few changes between these fish and their ancestors. Unlike other species they do not have electroreceptors.
* There are 12 Superorders under the Infraclass Teleostei.
* Holostei (listed below) is actually an Infraclass one step removed from the other superorders listed here. |
Superorders
Acanthopterygii: OVER 40% of all fish species including (but not limited to):
Angelfish
Anglerfish Anthias Archerfish Baracuda Bassletts Batfish Blennies Bluegill Breams Butterflyfish Cardinalfish Chromis Cichlids Clownfish |
Coris
Damselfish Dottybacks Dragonlets Drums Filefish Firefish Flashlightfish Flatfish Flying Fish Foureyes Gobbies Gouramis Greenlings Groupers |
Grounts
Gurnards Hamlets Hogfish Jacks Jawfish Killifish Mandarinfish Mackerel Marlins Mojarra Moonyfish Moonlighter Moorish Idol Mullets Needlefish |
Old Wife
Parrotfish PipefishPinfish Pompanos Prickleback Pufferfish Rabbitfish Rainbowfish Rockfish Scats Scorpionfish Sea Bass Sea Dragons Sea Horses Sea Robins |
Sheephead
Silversides Snapper Snook Soldierfish Spadefish Squirrelfish Swordfish Tangs Tilapia Toadfish Tripletail Tunas Tuskfish Warmouth Wrasses |
Clupeomorpha: Anchovies / Herring / Sardines
Elopomorpha: Eels / Tarpon
Holostei: Bowfin / Gars
Ostariophysi: (including but not limited to)
Anostomus
Barbs Buffalo Catfish Cave Fish |
Chubs
Electric eel Goldfish Koi Leporinus |
Loaches
Minnows Pacus Pirahnas Plecostomus |
Rasboras
Sharks (freshwater) Shiners Tetras |
Osteoglossomorpha: Arapaima / Elephantfish
Paracanthopterygii: Cod / Pollock
Protacanthopterygii: Salmon / Trout