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

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