Zeiformes

The Zeiformes are a small order of ray-finned fish most notable for the dories. The best known is the John Dory. order consists of about 33 species in seven families.

 Families 

 Family Cyttidae (lookdown dories)
 Family Grammicolepididae (tinselfishes)
 Family Oreosomatidae (oreos)
 Family Parazenidae (parazens)
 Family Sorbinipercidae (extinct)
 Family Zeidae (dories)
 Family Zeniontidae (zeniontids) (formerly known as Macrurocyttidae)
 Family Bajaichthyidae (extinct, Bajaichthys elegans)

 References 

 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2005). "Zeiformes" in FishBase. March 2005 version.

Category:Teleosts