鲳亚目为辐鳍鱼纲鲈形目的其中一个亚目。

鲳亚目其下分6科：

• 阿玛鲳科(Amarsipidae)
• 长鲳科(Centrolophidae)
• 圆鲳科(Nomeidae)
• 无齿鲳科(Ariommatidae)
• 方尾鲳科(Tetragonuridae)
• 鲳科(Stromateidae)

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.