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Tetraodontiformes
Tetraodontiformes
are an order of
ray-finned fish
, also called the Plectognathi. Sometimes these are classified as a suborder of the
Perciformes
. Various bizarre forms are included here:
Balistidae
(
triggerfishes
)
Monacanthidae (filefishes)
Ostraciidae (boxfishes)
Tetraodontidae (
pufferfishes
)
Diodontidae (
porcupinefishes
)
Molidae (
marine sunfish
)