see text Sciaenoidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes belonging to the order Acanthuriformes.

The suborder was first proposed in 1828 by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier.

[1] The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies the suborder in the order Acanthuriformes.

[2] Other authorities classify the Sciaenidae and the Emmelichthyidae as incertae sedis within the series Eupercaria.

[3] The Catalog of Fishes retains this family within the Acanthuriformes but does not recognise the suborder Sciaenoidei.