Family Luvaridae - Louvar
Order : Acanthuriformes Luvaridae
Class : Teleostei
No. in FishBase : Genera : 1 | Species : 1 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
Division : Marine
Aquarium : none
First Fossil Record :      
Remark : Oceanic. Distribution: tropical and subtropical waters. Blunt snout. Gill membranes broadly united to isthmus. Origin of dorsal fin moving posteriorly with growth. Vertebrae 22, with the last 2 vertebrae fused. Maximum length 1.8 m. High fecundity. A 1.7 m Luvaris imperialis was reported to have an estimated 47.5 million eggs. Nonschooling.
Etymology : From de Sicilian, luvaru = the name given to Luvarus imperialis ( Ref. 45335).
Reproductive guild : nonguarders
Typical activity level :
Main Ref. : Nelson, J.S. 1984
Coordinator :
Deep Fin Classification : Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Eupercaria | | | Acanthuriformes | | | Luvaridae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Luvaridae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Luvarus imperialis Rafinesque, 1810
acceptedseniororiginal
! Luvar imperialis Rafinesque, 1810
synonymseniororiginal
! Luvaris imperialis Rafinesque, 1810
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Diana semilunata Risso, 1827
synonymjuniororiginal
Ausonia cuvieri Risso, 1827
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Astrodermus coryphaenoides Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1833
synonymjuniororiginal
Coryphaena elegans Cuvier, 1833
ambiguousotheroriginal
Diana valenciennesii Cocco & Scuderi, 1835
synonymjuniororiginal
Astrodermus elegans Bonaparte, 1839
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
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