This word was applied to a number of percomorph fishes, such as damselfish, cardinalfish, dottybacks, wrasses and cichilds, by ichthyologists as these were thought to be closely related.
This word was used by ichthyologists to categorize several species of percomorph fish, including damselfish, cardinalfish, dottybacks, wrasses, and cichlids, because they were thought to be closely linked.