| Labriformes | |
|---|---|
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| Cuckoo wrasse (Labrus mixtus) | |
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| Atlantic stargazerUranoscopus scaber | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Clade: | Eupercaria |
| Order: | Labriformes Kaufman & Liem, 1982[1] |
| Type species | |
| Labrus mixtus | |
| Families | |
See text | |
Labriformes is anorder ofray-finned fishes within the cladePercomorpha.[3] Some authors include the Labriformes as the clade Labroidei within thePerciformes while others include morefamilies within the Labriformes, such as thecichlids anddamselfishes.[3] This order was previously restricted towrasses,parrotfishes,cales, and their close relatives, but most recent studies suggest that the Labriformes also contains highly aberrant groups such as thestargazers andsand lances, which are placed in their own suborder. Almost all members of this order are marine, with the only exception being theamphidromoustorrentfish of New Zealand.[4]
The following families are classified within this order, based onCatalog of Fishes (2025):[5]
*Nota bene: Although traditionally considered its own family Scaridae, parrotfish have more recently been found deeply nested within the wrasse family Labridae by molecular phylogenetics, such that parrotfish are instead classified in the tribe Scarini.[6]