Boarfishes are a small family,
Caproidae, of
marine fishes comprising two genera and 12 species. They were formerly placed in the order
Zeiformes with the
dories, but are now placed with the
Perciformes since they have many perciform characteristics, for instance in the caudal skeleton. Boarfishes are native to the
Indian,
Atlantic, and
Pacific Oceans, where they are mainly found at depths below .