Luvaridae
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 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
- Aluvarus? Bannikov & Tyler, 1995
- * Aluvarus praeimperialis
- 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