Latridae
| Latridae | |
|---|---|
| Striped Trumpeter, (Latris lineata), on a deep reef in the Flinders Commonwealth Marine Reserve, northeast Tasmania - depth 160 m | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Centrarchiformes |
| Suborder: | Cirrhitoidei |
| Family: | Latridae T. N. Gill, 1862 |
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Latridae commonly called trumpeters, is a family of marine ray-finned fish. They are found in temperate seas in the Southern Hemisphere. The classification of the species within the Latridae and the related Cheilodactylidae is unclear.They are fished commercially and for sport.