Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Actinopteri - (Order) Acanthuriformes

Current position

Acanthuriformes (Order) Jordan, 1923

Ref: R. van der Laan et al., 2021: (14 Mar 2025); ECoF(14 Mar 2025).

Alternative positions

Eupercaria (Series)	Ref: R. Betancur-R et al., 2017: 27.
Lutjaniformes (Order)	Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 82.
Perciformes (Order) Bleeker, 1859	Ref: N. Bailly et al., 2001: 370.
Percoidea (Superfamily) Rafinesque, 1815	Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 372.
Percoidei (Suborder) Bleeker, 1859	Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong, 2011: 35.
Sciaenoidei (Suborder) Cuvier, 1828	Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 498.

Historical positions

Lutjaniformes (Order)	Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 82.
Eupercaria (Series)	Ref: R. Betancur-R et al., 2017: 27.
Sciaenoidei (Suborder) Cuvier, 1828	Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 498-499.
Percoidei (Suborder) Bleeker, 1859	Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 2004-2016: 24 Jan 2006.
Percoidei (Suborder) Bleeker, 1859	Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong, 2011: 35.
Percoidea (Superfamily) Rafinesque, 1815	Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 372-373.
Perciformes (Order) Bleeker, 1859	Ref: N. Bailly et al., 2001: 370.
Perciformes (Order) Bleeker, 1859	Ref: 1998
Percoidei (Suborder) Bleeker, 1859	Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998: 2480.
Percoidei (Suborder) Bleeker, 1859	Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 609.
Percoidei (Suborder) Bleeker, 1859	Ref: R.A. Fritzsche, 1982: 921.
Percoidei (Suborder) Bleeker, 1859	Ref: B. Grzimek, 1973-1975

Number of Subtaxa

2025	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	68g;257s; †2g
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 10 Sep 2025	[68g]
2011	W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong: 35	66g;290s
1982	R.A. Fritzsche: 921	28g;200?s