Callionymoidei

Callionymoidei /kæliˈɒnɪmɪfɔːrmiːz/ is a suborder of syngnathiform fish containing two families, the dragonets Callionymidae and the Draconettidae.^[1] In the past, this group was treated as either the suborder Callionymoidei of the wider Perciformes (now known to be a paraphyletic treatment), or as a distinct order Callionymiformes.^[2][3] Nelson (2016) recognised it as a distinct oder^[3] but subsequent workers have suggested that if Callionymiformes is recognised as an order then the order Syngnathiformes is rendered paraphyletic and include Callionmyoidei within that taxon.^[4] It is presently considered a suborder of Syngnathiformes.^[1]

Callionymoidei
Callionymus lyra the Common dragonet
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Suborder:	Callionymoidei
Type species
Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758

Families

The two families placed under Callionymoidei by Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes are:^[1]

• Callionymidae Bonaparte, 1831 (dragonets)
• Draconettidae Jordan & Fowler, 1903 (slope dragonets)