Luvaridae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the suborder Acanthuroidei in the order Acanthuriformes, of which they are the only pelagic members. The family has a single extant species, the widespread louvar (Luvarus imperialis) and a small number of known extinct species.
Genera and species
The family Luvaridae contains the following taxa:
- Genus Luvarus <small>Rafinesque, 1810</small>
- Luvarus imperialis <small>Rafinesque, 1810</small>
- Luvarus necopinatus <small>(Danilchenko, 1968)</small>
- Aluvarus? <small>Bannikov & Tyler, 1995</small> (disputed)
- Aluvarus praeimperialis <small>(Arambourg, 1967)</small>
- Avitoluvarus <small>Bannikov & Tyler, 1995</small>
- Avitoluvarus mariannae <small>Bannikov & Tyler, 1995</small>
- Avitoluvarus dianae <small>Bannikov & Tyler, 1995</small>
- Avitoluvarus eocaenicus <small>Bannikov & Tyler, 2001</small>
- Beerichthys <small>Casier, 1996</small>
- Beerichthys ingens <small>Casier, 1996</small>
- Kushlukia <small>Danilchenko, 1968</small>
- Kushlukia permira <small>Danilchenko, 1968</small>
means extinct
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