Scorpaenoidei

Scorpaenoidei Temporal range: Early Eocene–recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scorpaena porcus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Scorpaenoidei Garman, 1899[1]
Families
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Scorpaenoidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes, part of the order Perciformes, that includes the scorpionfishes, lionfishes and velvetfishes. This suborder is at its most diverse in the Pacific and Indian Oceans but is also found in the Atlantic Ocean.