Kurtiformes
The Kurtiformes /ˈkɜːrtɪfɔːrmiːz/ consist of two extant families of ray-finned fish, the Indo-Pacific Kurtidae (consisting solely of two species in the genus Kurtus) and the much more diverse and widespread Apogonidae (the cardinalfishes). The order is part of the Percomorpha clade and is regarded by many authorities as a sister taxon to the Gobiiformes.
| Kurtiformes | |
|---|---|
| Kurtus indicus female | |
| Apogon imberbis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Clade: | Percomorpha |
| Order: | Kurtiformes D.S. Jordan, 1923 |
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