Stromateoidei Explained

Stromateoidei is a paraphyletic[1] suborder of the order Scombriformes. It includes the medusafishes, squaretails and driftfishes which associate with jellyfish, the latter families preying on them while the medusafish use them for protection while scavenging food scraps.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Near . T. J. . Thacker . C. E. . Phylogenetic Classification of Living and Fossil Ray-Finned Fishes (Actinopterygii) . Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History . 2024 . 65 . 1 . 10.3374/014.065.0101.
  2. Web site: Classification of fishes from Fishes of the World 5th Edition . Nelson, JS . Grande, TC . Wilson, MVH . amp . 2016 . 10 May 2018.

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