What is Labriformes?
[[File:Labrus merula 03-12-06 (Stefano Guerrieri).jpg|thumb|[[Brown wrasse]] (''Labrus merula'')]] '''Labriformes''' is an order of marine [[Actinopterygii|ray-finned fish]] which includes the [[Wrasse|wrasses]], [[Odacidae|cales]] and [[Parrotfish|parrotfishes]], within the clade [[Percomorpha]]. Some authors include the Labriformes as the clade Labroidei within the Perciformes while others include more [[Family (biology)|families]] within the Labriformes, such as the [[Cichlid|cichlids]] and [[Damselfish|damselfishes]], but the 5th edition of ''[[Fishes of the World]]'' includes just three listed in the section below and includes 87 genera and about 630 species. == Families == The following three families are classified within the Labriformes: * [[Wrasse|Labridae]] <small>Cuvier, 1816</small> (Wrasses) * [[Odacidae]] <small>Günther 1861</small> (Cales) * [[Parrotfish|Scaridae]] <small>Rafinesque, 1810</small> (Parrotfishes) == References == #Philip A. Hastings; Harold Jack Walker; Grantly R. Galland (2015). ''Fishes: A Guide to Their Diversity''. Univ of California Press. p. 176. ISBN <bdi>0520283538</bdi>. [[Category:Labriformes| ]] {{biology-stub}}