Aulostomoidei


Aulostomoidei is a suborder of the order Syngnathiformes, which also contains groups such as the seahorses, pipefishes and dragonets.

Classification

There are two superfamilies within the Aulostomoidei and they are:
Other authorities subsume the Aulostomoidea, as well as the Centriscidae, into the "long-snouted clade" which makes up the suborder Syngnathoidei while placing the Dactylopteridae in the "benthic clade".