Luvaridae Explained

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 Rafinesque, 1810
  • Luvarus imperialis Rafinesque, 1810
  • Luvarus necopinatus (Danilchenko, 1968)
• Aluvarus? Bannikov & Tyler, 1995 (disputed)
  • Aluvarus praeimperialis (Arambourg, 1967)
• Avitoluvarus Bannikov & Tyler, 1995
  • Avitoluvarus mariannae Bannikov & Tyler, 1995
  • Avitoluvarus dianae Bannikov & Tyler, 1995
  • Avitoluvarus eocaenicus Bannikov & Tyler, 2001
• Beerichthys Casier, 1996
  • Beerichthys ingens Casier, 1996
• Kushlukia Danilchenko, 1968
  • Kushlukia permira Danilchenko, 1968

means extinct