Zoarcoidei

Zoarcoidei

Atlantic wolffish Anarhichas lupus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Zoarcoidei
Families
Anarhichadidae (wolffishes) Bathymasteridae (ronquils) Cryptacanthodidae Pholidae (gunnels) Ptilichthyidae (Quillfish) Scytalinidae Stichaeidae (pricklebacks) Zaproridae (prowfish) Zoarcidae (eelpouts)

Zoarcoidei is a suborder of the Perciformes, the largest order of fish. The suborder includes the wolffishes, gunnels and eelpouts. The suborder includes about 400 species.

Timeline

Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-18.

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