| Centriscidae Temporal range:
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| Razorfish, Aeoliscus strigatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Suborder: | Aulostomoidei |
| Superfamily: | Centriscoidea |
| Family: | Centriscidae Bonaparte, 1831[1] |
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The Centriscidae are a family of fishes from the order Syngnathiformes which includes the snipefishes, shrimpfishes, and bellowfishes.[2] A small family, consisting of only about a dozen marine species, they are of an unusual appearance, as reflected by their common names. The species in this family are restricted to relatively shallow, tropical parts of the Indo-Pacific.
- ^ Bailly N, ed. (2017). "Centriscidae Bonaparte, 1831". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Centriscidae". FishBase. February 2018 version.