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The sea chubs are a family, Kyphosidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes
Perciformes

The Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, include about 40% of all bony fish and are the largest order of vertebrata....
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The sea chubs are a family, Kyphosidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes
Perciformes

The Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, include about 40% of all bony fish and are the largest order of vertebrata....
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Subfamilies

  • Girellinae
    Girellinae

    Nibblers are fishes in a subfamily, Girellinae, of sea chubs in the order Perciformes.Species There are 18 species in two genera:...
     - nibblers
  • Kyphosinae
    Kyphosinae

    Kyphosinae is a subfamily of the sea chub family Kyphosidae....
  • Microcanthinae
    Microcanthinae

    The Microcanthinae, commonly known as footballers, mados, stripeys and moonlighters, are a subfamily of the sea chubs, a family of marine fish in the order Perciformes....
     Johnson, 1984
  • Scorpidinae
    Scorpidinae

    The Scorpidinae, commonly known as halfmoons, knifefishes and sweeps are a subfamily of the sea chubs, a family of marine fish in the order Perciformes....