Centrolophidae

noun

Distribution: All tropical and temperate seas, except of mid-Indian and mid-Pacific Oceans. Adults with pelvic fins. Continuous dorsal fin, either with 0-5 feeble spines graduating to soft rays or 5-9 stout and much shorter spines not graduating to soft rays. Anal fin rays 15-41, usually 3 of which are spines.

The family Centrolophidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 7 genera and 27 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Etymology of this family name: Greek, kentron = sharp point + Greek, lophos = crest