Mail-cheeked Fishes (order)

Scorpaeniformes

Mail-cheeked Fishes (Scorpaeniformes) also commonly known as Scorpion Fishes or Sculpins, is a biological order of the phylum Chordata (Chordates) and class Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes).

Classification

Families in the Order of Scorpaeniformes

Firefishes (family)

Scorpaenidae

Flatheads (family)

Platycephalidae

Flying Gurnards (family)

Dactylopteridae

Greenlings (family)

Hexagrammidae

Grunt Sculpins (family)

Rhamphocottidae

Horsefishes (family)

Congiopodidae

Lumpsuckers (family)

Cyclopteridae

Red Velvetfishes (family)

Gnathanacanthidae

Sablefishes (family)

Anoplopomatidae

Searavens (family)

Hemitripteridae

Velvetfishes (family)

Aploactinidae

Orders in the Class of Actinopterygii

Anchovies (order)

Clupeiformes

Anglerfishes (order)

Lophiiformes

Argentines (order)

Osmeriformes

Aulopiforms (order)

Aulopiformes

Batrachoidiforms (order)

Batrachoidiformes

Bonytongues (order)

Osteoglossiformes

Bowfin (order)

Amiiformes

Catfishes (order)

Siluriformes

Cyprinodontiforms (order)

Cyprinodontiformes

Eels (order)

Anguilliformes

Flatfishes (order)

Pleuronectiformes

Gadiforms (order)

Gadiformes

Gars (order)

Semionotiformes

Leatherjackets (order)

Tetraodontiformes

Leporins (order)

Characiformes

Minnows (order)

Cypriniformes

Mudminnows (order)

Esociformes

Mullets (order)

Mugiliformes

Needlefishes (order)

Beloniformes

Ophidiiforms (order)

Ophidiiformes

Percopsiforms (order)

Percopsiformes

Pipefishes (order)

Gasterosteiformes

Salmons (order)

Salmoniformes

Silversides (order)

Atheriniformes

Sturgeons (order)

Acipenseriformes

Swamp Eels (order)

Synbranchiformes

Tarpons (order)

Elopiformes

External Links

Scorpaeniformes – Wikipedia