Stromateoidei

Stromateoidei
Rudderfish Centrolophus niger
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Stromateoidei
Families
Amarsipidae Ariommatidae Centrolophidae (medusafishes) Nomeidae (driftfishes) Tetragonuridae (squaretails) Stromateidae (butterfishes)

Stromateoidei is a suborder of the Perciformes, the largest order of fish. The suborder includes the medusafishes, Squaretails and driftfishes which associate with jellyfish, the latter families preying on them while the medusafish use them for protection while scavenging food scraps.

Timeline of genera

References

• Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2011-05-19.