Family list
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Family count Class Order Family Number of species Numbers of chromosome records
Ray finned fishes: 137 families
1 Actinopterygii Galaxiidae 3 3
2 Actinopterygii Acipenseriformes Acipenseridae 6 6
3 Actinopterygii Amiiformes Amiidae 1 1
4 Actinopterygii Anguilliformes Ophichthidae 2 3
5 Actinopterygii Anguilliformes Muraenidae 6 6
6 Actinopterygii Anguilliformes Anguillidae 1 1
7 Actinopterygii Atheriniformes Atherinopsidae 3 4
8 Actinopterygii Aulopiformes Synodontidae 1 1
9 Actinopterygii Batrachoidiformes Batrachoididae 5 8
10 Actinopterygii Beloniformes Belonidae 7 14
11 Actinopterygii Beloniformes Adrianichthyidae 2 2
12 Actinopterygii Beloniformes Hemiramphidae 1 1
13 Actinopterygii Beryciformes Holocentridae 3 3
14 Actinopterygii Centrarchiformes Percichthyidae 4 4
15 Actinopterygii Characiformes Serrasalmidae 19 26
16 Actinopterygii Characiformes Curimatidae 25 31
17 Actinopterygii Characiformes Erythrinidae 7 14
18 Actinopterygii Characiformes Characidae 55 77
19 Actinopterygii Characiformes Acestrorhynchidae 2 2
20 Actinopterygii Characiformes Anostomidae 19 21
21 Actinopterygii Characiformes Bryconidae 2 3
22 Actinopterygii Characiformes Crenuchidae 6 9
23 Actinopterygii Characiformes Gasteropelecidae 2 3
24 Actinopterygii Characiformes Parodontidae 7 10
25 Actinopterygii Characiformes Prochilodontidae 11 15
26 Actinopterygii Characiformes Triportheidae 4 4
27 Actinopterygii Characiformes Hemiodontidae 6 6
28 Actinopterygii Characiformes Lebiasinidae 8 7
29 Actinopterygii Clupeiformes Clupeidae 2 2
30 Actinopterygii Clupeiformes Engraulidae 1 1
31 Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Cobitidae 16 18
32 Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Cyprinidae 203 268
33 Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Psilorhynchidae 1 1
34 Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae 8 9
35 Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontidae 3 3
36 Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae 8 8
37 Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae 9 9
38 Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Fundulidae 1 1
39 Actinopterygii Elopiformes Megalopidae 2 3
40 Actinopterygii Elopiformes Elopidae 2 2
41 Actinopterygii Gadiformes Merlucciidae 1 1
42 Actinopterygii Gadiformes Gadidae 1 1
43 Actinopterygii Gasterosteiformes Gasterosteidae 2 2
44 Actinopterygii Gymnotiformes Apteronotidae 3 3
45 Actinopterygii Gymnotiformes Sternopygidae 4 6
46 Actinopterygii Gymnotiformes Hypopomidae 2 2
47 Actinopterygii Gymnotiformess Gymnotidae 8 11
48 Actinopterygii Kurtiformes Apogonidae 1 1
49 Actinopterygii Lepidosireniformes Lepidosirenidae 1 1
50 Actinopterygii Lophiiformes Lophiidae 1 1
51 Actinopterygii Mugiliformes Mugilidae 23 45
52 Actinopterygii Osmeriformes Osmeridae 6 12
53 Actinopterygii Osteoglossiformes Notopteridae 2 3
54 Actinopterygii Perciformes Ambassidae 4 5
55 Actinopterygii Perciformes Anabantidae 8 10
56 Actinopterygii Perciformes Ariidae 14 18
57 Actinopterygii Perciformes Chaetodontidae 21 25
58 Actinopterygii Perciformes Channidae 10 21
59 Actinopterygii Perciformes Cichlidae 96 132
60 Actinopterygii Perciformes Gerreidae 7 12
61 Actinopterygii Perciformes Gobiidae 28 28
62 Actinopterygii Perciformes Haemulidae 12 17
63 Actinopterygii Perciformes Labridae 13 13
64 Actinopterygii Perciformes Latidae 2 6
65 Actinopterygii Perciformes Monodactylidae 1 1
66 Actinopterygii Perciformes Nandidae 1 1
67 Actinopterygii Perciformes Odontobutidae 1 1
68 Actinopterygii Perciformes Osphronemidae 14 20
69 Actinopterygii Perciformes Pomacanthidae 4 5
70 Actinopterygii Perciformes Pomacentridae 3 3
71 Actinopterygii Perciformes Pristolepididae 1 1
72 Actinopterygii Perciformes Scatophagidae 1 3
73 Actinopterygii Perciformes Sciaenidae 14 15
74 Actinopterygii Perciformes Serranidae 7 7
75 Actinopterygii Perciformes Zanclidae 1 1
76 Actinopterygii Perciformes Kyphosidae 2 2
77 Actinopterygii Perciformes Percidae 8 8
78 Actinopterygii Perciformes Scorpaenidae 9 10
79 Actinopterygii Perciformes Lutjanidae 10 13
80 Actinopterygii Perciformes Siganidae 1 1
81 Actinopterygii Perciformes Artedidraconidae 6 6
82 Actinopterygii Perciformes Blenniidae 10 11
83 Actinopterygii Perciformes Eleotridae 1 1
84 Actinopterygii Perciformes Labrisomidae 1 1
85 Actinopterygii Perciformes Sparidae 16 27
86 Actinopterygii Perciformes Cottidae 4 4
87 Actinopterygii Perciformes Nototheniidae 3 3
88 Actinopterygii Perciformes Sebastidae 8 8
89 Actinopterygii Perciformes Pseudaphritidae 1 1
90 Actinopterygii Perciformes Bovichtidae 1 1
91 Actinopterygii Perciformes Carangidae 12 17
92 Actinopterygii Perciformes Ephippidae 1 1
93 Actinopterygii Perciformes Opistognathidae 1 1
94 Actinopterygii Perciformes Scaridae 4 4
95 Actinopterygii Perciformes Acanthuridae 3 3
96 Actinopterygii Perciformes Mullidae 4 4
97 Actinopterygii Pleuronectiformes Achiridae 4 4
98 Actinopterygii Pleuronectiformes Paralichthyidae 4 6
99 Actinopterygii Pleuronectiformes Scophthalmidae 1 2
100 Actinopterygii Pleuronectiformes Cynoglossidae 1 1
101 Actinopterygii Pleuronectiformes Soleidae 1 1
102 Actinopterygii Rajiformes Rajidae 4 3
103 Actinopterygii Salmoniformes Salmonidae 12 14
104 Actinopterygii Scombriformes Scombridae 4 4
105 Actinopterygii Scorpaeniformes Platycephalidae 2 2
106 Actinopterygii Scorpaeniformes Dactylopteridae 1 1
107 Actinopterygii Scorpaeniformes Triglidae 1 1
108 Actinopterygii Siluriformes Badidae 1 1
109 Actinopterygii Siluriformes Bagridae 24 33
110 Actinopterygii Siluriformes Clariidae 13 24
111 Actinopterygii Siluriformes Erethistidae 1 1
112 Actinopterygii Siluriformes Heteropneustidae 1 3
113 Actinopterygii Siluriformes Loricariidae 66 89
114 Actinopterygii Siluriformes Pangasiidae 1 2
115 Actinopterygii Siluriformes Plotosidae 1 1
116 Actinopterygii Siluriformes Schilbeidae 4 5
117 Actinopterygii Siluriformes Siluridae 5 8
118 Actinopterygii Siluriformes Sisoridae 7 8
119 Actinopterygii Siluriformes Trichomycteridae 6 6
120 Actinopterygii Siluriformes Doradidae 5 6
121 Actinopterygii Siluriformes Aspredinidae 1 1
122 Actinopterygii Siluriformes Auchenipteridae 3 3
123 Actinopterygii Siluriformes Callichthyidae 18 22
124 Actinopterygii Siluriformes Heptapteridae 8 8
125 Actinopterygii Siluriformes Mochokidae 1 1
126 Actinopterygii Siluriformes Pimelodidae 19 20
127 Actinopterygii Siluriformes Diplomystidae 1 1
128 Actinopterygii Siluriformes Pseudopimelodidae 2 2
129 Actinopterygii Synbranchiformes Mastacembelidae 3 7
130 Actinopterygii Synbranchiformes Synbranchidae 7 10
131 Actinopterygii Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae 5 5
132 Actinopterygii Syngnathiformes Callionymidae 2 2
133 Actinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Balistidae 3 3
134 Actinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Diodontidae 1 1
135 Actinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae 13 14
136 Actinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Tetrarogidae 1 1
137 Actinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae 1 1
Lobe finned fishes: 1 family
138 Sarcopterygii Lepidosireniformes Protopteridae 1 1
Cartilaginous fishes: 10 families
139 Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Scyliorhinidae 4 2
140 Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae 1 1
141 Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae 1 1
142 Elasmobranchii Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae 2 1
143 Elasmobranchii Myliobatiformes Potamotrygonidae 3 4
144 Elasmobranchii Orectolobiformes Hemiscylliidae 2 2
145 Elasmobranchii Orectolobiformes Rhincodontidae 1 1
146 Elasmobranchii Orectolobiformes Stegostomatidae 1 1
147 Elasmobranchii Squaliformes Squalidae 1 1
148 Elasmobranchii Torpediniformes Torpedinidae 1 1
Echinoderms: 4 families
149 Asteroidea Paxillosida Astropectinidae 1 1
150 Asteroidea Paxillosida Luidiidae 1 1
151 Asteroidea Valvatida Asterinidae 3 3
152 Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Amphiuridae 1 1
Molluscans: 16 families
153 Bivalvia Unionoida Unionidae 1 1
154 Bivalvia Mytiloida Mytilidae 1 1
155 Bivalvia Ostreoida Ostreidae 1 1
156 Polyplacophora Chitonida Acanthochitonidae 1 1
157 Polyplacophora Chitonida Lepidochitonidae 1 1
158 Polyplacophora Neoloricata Ischnochitonidae 1 1
159 Gastropoda Heterobranchia Facelinidae 1 1
160 Gastropoda Heterobranchia Helicidae 2 2
161 Gastropoda Littorinimorpha Capulidae 1 1
162 Gastropoda Littorinimorpha Naticidae 1 1
163 Gastropoda Neogastropoda Muricidae 2 2
164 Gastropoda Patelloidea Patellidae 1 1
165 Gastropoda Pulmonata Milacidae 1 1
166 Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Trochidae 1 1
167 Cephalopoda Octopoda Octopodidae 2 2
168 Cephalopoda Sepioloida Sepiidae 3 3
Arthropods: 12 families
169 Malacostraca Decapoda Cambaridae 1 1
170 Malacostraca Decapoda Penaeoidea 1 1
171 Malacostraca Decapoda Gecarcinucidae 1 1
172 Malacostraca Decapoda Portunidae 1 1
173 Malacostraca Decapoda Varunidae 2 2
174 Malacostraca Decapoda Potamidae 1 1
175 Crustacea Decapoda Calappidae 1 1
176 Crustacea Decapoda Leucosidae 1 1
177 Crustacea Decapoda Ocypodidae 2 2
178 Crustacea Decapoda Palaemonidae 1 1
179 Crustacea Decapoda Penaeidae 6 6
180 Crustacea Decapoda Protunidae 3 4
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