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Stromateoidei

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Stromateoidei

Rank
  
Suborder

Phylum
  
Chordata

Higher classification
  
Perciformes

Stromateoidei

Lower classifications
  
Stromateidae, Medusafish, Driftfish

Stromateoidei is a suborder of the Perciformes, the largest order of fish. The suborder includes the medusafishes, squaretails and driftfishes which associate with jellyfish, the latter families preying on them while the medusafish use them for protection while scavenging food scraps.

References

Stromateoidei Wikipedia