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The Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, include about 40% of all bony fish
Fish

A fish is any marine biology vertebrate animal that is typically ectothermic , covered with scale , and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins....
 and are the largest order of vertebrates. The name Perciformes means perch
Perch

Perca is the genus of fish referred to as perch or, sometimes, yellow perch, a group of freshwater fish belonging to the family Percidae....
-like. They belong to the ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii

The Actinopterygii constitute the Class of the ray-finned fishes.The ray-finned fishes are so called because they possess lepidotrichia or "fin rays", their fins being webs of skin supported by bony or horny spines , as opposed to the fleshy, lobed fins that characterize the class Sarcopterygii....
 and comprise over 7000 different species, with varying shapes and sizes, found in almost all aquatic environments. They are also the most variably sized order of vertebrates, ranging from the 7mm (0.3 in) Schindleria brevipinguis
Schindleria brevipinguis

Schindleria brevipinguis is a species of seawater fish in family Schindleriidae of order . Known as the stout infantfish, it is native to Australia's Great Barrier Reef and to Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea....
 to the 5m (16.5 ft) large Makaira
Makaira

Makaira is a genus of marlins and spearfishes. It includes the Black Marlin, Atlantic Blue Marlin, and Indo-Pacific blue marlin marlins....
 species.






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The Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, include about 40% of all bony fish
Fish

A fish is any marine biology vertebrate animal that is typically ectothermic , covered with scale , and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins....
 and are the largest order of vertebrates. The name Perciformes means perch
Perch

Perca is the genus of fish referred to as perch or, sometimes, yellow perch, a group of freshwater fish belonging to the family Percidae....
-like. They belong to the ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii

The Actinopterygii constitute the Class of the ray-finned fishes.The ray-finned fishes are so called because they possess lepidotrichia or "fin rays", their fins being webs of skin supported by bony or horny spines , as opposed to the fleshy, lobed fins that characterize the class Sarcopterygii....
 and comprise over 7000 different species, with varying shapes and sizes, found in almost all aquatic environments. They are also the most variably sized order of vertebrates, ranging from the 7mm (0.3 in) Schindleria brevipinguis
Schindleria brevipinguis

Schindleria brevipinguis is a species of seawater fish in family Schindleriidae of order . Known as the stout infantfish, it is native to Australia's Great Barrier Reef and to Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea....
 to the 5m (16.5 ft) large Makaira
Makaira

Makaira is a genus of marlins and spearfishes. It includes the Black Marlin, Atlantic Blue Marlin, and Indo-Pacific blue marlin marlins....
 species. They first appeared and diversified in the Late Cretaceous
Cretaceous

The Cretaceous , usually abbreviated K for its German translation Kreide, is a geologic period from circa to million years ago . In the geologic timescale, the Cretaceous follows on the Jurassic period and is followed by the Paleogene period....
. Perciform fish typically have dorsal
Fish anatomy

The anatomy of fish is primarily governed by the physical characteristics of water, which is much denser than air, holds a relatively small amount of dissolved oxygen, and absorbs light more than air does....
 and anal fins
Fish anatomy

The anatomy of fish is primarily governed by the physical characteristics of water, which is much denser than air, holds a relatively small amount of dissolved oxygen, and absorbs light more than air does....
 divided into anterior spiny
Ichthyology terms

Ichthyology uses several terms that are unique to the science.Contents: #A #B #C #D #E #F #G #H #I #J #K #L #M #N #O #P #Q #R #S #T #U #V #W #X #Y #Z...
 and posterior soft-rayed portions, which may be partially or completely separated. There are usually pelvic fins
Fish anatomy

The anatomy of fish is primarily governed by the physical characteristics of water, which is much denser than air, holds a relatively small amount of dissolved oxygen, and absorbs light more than air does....
 with one spine and up to five soft rays, either positioned by the throat or under the belly. Scales are usually ctenoid
Ichthyology terms

Ichthyology uses several terms that are unique to the science.Contents: #A #B #C #D #E #F #G #H #I #J #K #L #M #N #O #P #Q #R #S #T #U #V #W #X #Y #Z...
 in form, though sometimes they are cycloid
Ichthyology terms

Ichthyology uses several terms that are unique to the science.Contents: #A #B #C #D #E #F #G #H #I #J #K #L #M #N #O #P #Q #R #S #T #U #V #W #X #Y #Z...
 or otherwise modified. Various other, more technical characters define the group.

Classification is controversial. As traditionally defined the Perciformes are almost certainly paraphyletic. Other orders that should possibly be included as suborders are the Scorpaeniformes
Scorpaeniformes

Scorpaeniformes is an order of Actinopterygii, but it has also been called the Scleroparei. Species in this order have recently been reclassified into the Perciformes....
, Tetraodontiformes
Tetraodontiformes

The Tetraodontiformes are an order of highly derived Actinopterygii, also called the Plectognathi. Sometimes these are classified as a suborder of the Perciformes....
, and Pleuronectiformes. Of the presently recognized suborders several may be paraphyletic as well.

Families

These are grouped by suborder/superfamily, generally following Fishes of the World
Fishes of the World

Fishes of the World by Joseph S. Nelson is a standard reference for fish systematics. Now in its fourth edition, the work is a comprehensive overview of the 25,000-plus species known to science....
.

  • Suborder Percoidei
    Percoidei

    Percoidei is one of eighteen suborders of bony fish in the order Perciformes. Many commercially harvested fish species are contained in this suborder, including the snappers, Carangidae, whiting , groupers, Bass , perches and porgies....
    • Superfamily Percoidea
      Percoidea

      Percoidea is a superfamily of fish of the order Perciformes....
      • Acropomatidae
        Acropomatidae

        Acropomatidae, also known as the lanternbellies or the temperate ocean-basses, is a family of perciform fish consisting of 33 marine species....
         (temperate ocean-basses)
      • Ambassidae
        Ambassidae

        The Asiatic glassfishes are a family , Ambassidae, of freshwater and Sea water fishes in the order Perciformes. The species in the family are native to the waters of Asia and Oceania and the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Oceans....
         (Asiatic glassfishes)
      • Apogonidae
        Apogonidae

        Cardinalfishes are a family, Apogonidae, of ray-finned fishes. They are found in the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean oceans, they are chiefly marine, but some species are found in brackish water....
         (cardinalfishes)
      • Arripidae (Australasian salmon)
      • Banjosidae*** Bathyclupeidae
      • Bramidae (pomfrets)
      • Callanthiidae
      • Carangidae
        Carangidae

        Carangidae is a family of fish which includes the jacks, pompanos, jack mackerels, and scads.They are marine fish found in the Atlantic, Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
         (jack
        Jack (fish)

        Jack may refer to these fish:In Carangidae family:*Almaco jack*Amberjack*Bar jack*Black jack *Crevalle jack*Giant trevally or ronin jack...
        s, pompano
        Pompano

        Pompanos are marine fishes in the Trachinotus genus of the Carangidae family . Pompano may also refer to various other, similarly shaped members of Carangidae, or the Order Perciformes....
        s)
      • Caristiidae (manefish
        Manefish

        Manefishes are perciform fishes in the family Caristiidae. They are deep-sea marine fishes that eat siphonophores....
        es)
      • Centracanthidae
        Centracanthidae

        Centracanthidae is a small family of fishes in the order Perciformes, known as picarels. They are found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean....
      • Centrarchidae
        Centrarchidae

        The sunfishes are a family of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the order Perciformes. The type genus is Centrarchus . The family's 27 species includes many fishes familiar to North Americans, including the rock bass, largemouth bass, bluegill, and crappies....
         (freshwater sunfishes)
      • Centropomidae
        Centropomidae

        The Centropomidae are a single genus family of freshwater and seawater fishes in order Perciformes, including the common snook or r?balo, Centropomus undecimalis....
         (snook
        Snook

        Snook or Snoek may refer to:* Fish in the family** Centropomidae especially the common snook.** Gempylidae ** Percidae ** Scombridae , subfamily: Scombrinae...
        s)
      • Chaetodontidae (butterflyfish
        Butterflyfish

        The butterflyfish are a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group....
        es)
      • Coryphaenidae
        Coryphaenidae

        The Coryphaenidae, also called the dolphinfishes, are a family of marine ray-finned fish fish belonging to the order Perciformes. The family contains only one genus, Coryphaena, which contains two species, both of which have compressed heads and single dorsal fins that run the entire length of the fish's bodies....
         (dolphinfishes)
      • Dichistiidae (galjoen fishes)
      • Dinolestidae (long-finned pike
        Long-finned pike

        The long-finned pike or yellowfin pike, Dinolestes lewini, is a species of perciform fish, the only species in the genus Dinolestes and family Dinolestidae....
        )
      • Dinopercidae
        Dinopercidae

        Dinopercidae, also known as the cavebasses, is a family of marine perciform fish consisting of a single species Dinoperca petersi which is native to the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Angola....
      • Drepaneidae
        Drepaneidae

        The sicklefishes are perciform fishes of the genus Drepane, the only genus in the family Drepaneidae. They are found in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Oceans, and in the eastern Atlantic near Africa....
      • Echeneidae (remora
        Remora

        Remoras or suckerfish are elongate brown fish in order Perciformes and family Echeneidae. They grow up to 30?90 centimetres long , and their distinctive first dorsal fin takes the form of a modified oval sucker-like organ with slat-like structures that open and close to create suction and take a firm hold against the skin of large...
        s)
      • Emmelichthyidae
        Emmelichthyidae

        Rovers are a family of small to medium sized Marine fish. The family was once much larger, including a wide range of plankton-eating fish, but most of the genera were discovered to be unrelated examples of parallel evolution, and were moved to other families....
         (rover
        Rover

        Rover may refer to:...
        s)
      • Enoplosidae (oldwife
        Oldwife

        Enoplosus armatus is a species of perciform fish, the only species in the family Enoplosidae.It is native to reefs in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Oceans, and to the coastal waters of Australia....
        )
      • Epigonidae (deepwater cardinalfish
        Deepwater cardinalfish

        Deepwater cardinalfishes are perciform fishes in the family Epigonidae.They are small fishes: the largest species, Epigonus telescopes, reaches 75 cm in length, and most species grow to no more than 20 cm or so....
        es)
      • Gerreidae (mojarra
        Mojarra

        The mojarras are a family, Gerreidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes.Mojarras are a common prey and bait fish in many parts of the Caribbean including the South American Coast and Caribbean islands....
        s)
      • Glaucosomatidae (pearl perches)
      • Grammatidae (basslet
        Basslet

        The basslets are a small family, Grammatidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes. The twelve members are all small fish of the western Atlantic, typically no more than 10 cm in length....
        s)
      • Haemulidae
        Haemulidae

        The grunts are a family, Haemulidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes. They are numerous and widespread, with about 150 species in 19 genera, found in tropical fresh, brackish and salt waters around the world....
         (grunts)
      • Howellidae (oceanic basslets)
      • Inermiidae (bonnetmouth
        Bonnetmouth

        The Bonnetmouths are a very small family of fishes in the order Perciformes with only two known species in two genera, the Emmelichthyops atlanticus and the Inermia vittata....
        s)
      • Kuhliidae (flagtail
        Flagtail

        The flagtails or aholeholes are a family of perciform fish of the Indo-Pacific area. The family consists of thirteen species in one genus, Kuhlia, of which, one, , is freshwater....
        s or aholeholes)
      • Kyphosidae (sea chub
        Sea chub

        The sea chubs are a family, Kyphosidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes....
        s)
      • Lactariidae (false trevallies
        False trevally

        This species of fish is of the genus Lactarius in the family Lactariidae. It is also known as the milky travelly, and it is found in pelagic-neritic, brackish, and marine waters....
        )
      • Lateolabracidae
      • Leiognathidae (ponyfish
        Ponyfish

        The ponyfishes also known as slipmouths or slimys are a small family, Leiognathidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes. They inhabit marine and brackish waters in the Indian Ocean and West Pacific....
        es)
      • Leptobramidae (beachsalmon)
      • Lethrinidae
        Lethrinidae

        The emperor breams or simply emperors also known as pigface breams are a family, Lethrinidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes....
      • Lobotidae (tripletail
        Tripletail

        Tripletails are perciform fishes in the genus Lobotes, the only genus in the family Lobotidae....
        s)
      • Lutjanidae
        Lutjanidae

        Snappers are a family of perciform fish, mainly marine but with some members living in estuary, and entering fresh water to feed. Some are important food fish....
         (snappers, fusilier
        Fusilier

        Fusilier was originally the name of a soldier armed with a light flintlock musket called the fusil. The word was first used around 1680, and has later developed into a regimental designation....
        s)
      • Malacanthidae (Tilefish
        Tilefish

        Tilefishes, also known as blanquillo, are mostly small perciform marine fish comprising the family Malacanthidae.Commercial fishery exist for the largest species, making them important food fish, although the American Food and Drug Administration warns pregnant or breastfeeding women against eating them or shark, swordfish, or...
        es)
      • Menidae (moonfish
        Moonfish

        Moonfish may refer to:* Several groups of fishes:** Family Monodactylidae .** Genus Mene.** Genus Dapedium** Genus Selene ** Atlantic spadefish ...
        )
      • Monodactylidae
        Monodactylidae

        The Monodactylidae is a family of fish within the Perciformes commonly referred to as monos, moonyfishes or fingerfishes. All are strongly laterally compressed with an approximately disc-shaped body and tall anal and dorsal fins....
         (moonyfishes)
      • Moronidae
        Moronidae

        Moronidae, also known as the "temperate basses", is a family of perciform fish consisting of 6 freshwater and marine species. Similar to Acropomatidae, Moronidae fish are most commonly found near the coastal regions of eastern North America and Europe....
         (temperate basses)
      • Mullidae (goatfish
        Goatfish

        Goatfishes are tropical marine perciform fish of the family Mullidae. Seldom found in brackish waters, goatfish are most associated with the reefs of the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Oceans....
        es)
      • Nandidae
        Nandidae

        Asian leaffishes are small freshwater fishes of the Nandidae family , from Southern Asia. There are only four genus in this group.They usually have small heads, coloration that appear evolved to resemble leaves and very large protractile mouths....
         (leaffishes)
      • Nematistiidae (roosterfish
        Roosterfish

        The roosterfish, Nematistius pectoralis, is a game fish common in the marine waters surrounding Mexico, from the Gulf of California to Panama, and in the eastern Pacific, from California to Peru....
        )
      • Nemipteridae (threadfin bream
        Threadfin bream

        The threadfin breams are a family, Nemipteridae, of fishes in the order Perciformes. They are also known as whiptail breams and false snappers....
        s)
      • Notograptidae
      • Opistognathidae
        Opistognathidae

        Opistognathidae , commonly referred to as jawfishes, are classified within Order Perciformes, Suborder Percoidei. They are found throughout shallow reef areas of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and the Gulf of Mexico....
         (jawfishes)
      • Oplegnathidae
        Oplegnathidae

        Oplegnathidae is a family of marine fish within the Perciformes commonly known as knifejaws; some species are known as beakfish. It contains a single genus, Oplegnathus....
         (knifejaws)
      • Ostracoberycidae
      • Pempheridae (sweeper
        Sweeper

        Sweepers are small, tropical marine perciform fish of the family Pempheridae. Found in the western Atlantic Ocean and Indo-Pacific region, the family contains approximately 26 species in two genus....
        s)
      • Pentacerotidae (armorhead
        Armorhead

        The Armorheads are a small family, Pentacerotidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes. They are native to the Indo-Pacific and southwestern Atlantic....
        s)
      • Percichthyidae (temperate perch
        Temperate perch

        The members of Percichthyidae family are known as the temperate perches. They belong to the Order Perciformes or perch-like fishes.The name Percichthyidae derives from the Ancient Greek words Perca for 'perch' and ichthyos for 'fish' and translated basically means perch-like fishes....
        es)
      • Percidae
        Percidae

        The Percidae are a family of perciform fish found in fresh and brackish waters of the Northern Hemisphere. The family contains about 200 species in ten genera....
         (perch
        Perch

        Perca is the genus of fish referred to as perch or, sometimes, yellow perch, a group of freshwater fish belonging to the family Percidae....
        es and darter
        Darter

        The darters or snake-birds are birds in the family Anhingidae. There are four living species, one of which is near-threatened. The darters are frequently referred to as snake-birds because of their long thin neck, which gives a snake-like appearance when they swim with their bodies submerged....
        s)
      • Plesiopidae
      • Polycentridae
        Polycentridae

        Leaffishes are small freshwater fishes of the Polycentridae family , from South America.They usually have large heads, cryptic colors and very large protractile mouths....
      • Polynemidae (threadfin
        Threadfin

        Threadfins are silvery grey perciform marine fish of the family Polynemidae. Found in tropical to subtropical waters throughout the world, the threadfin family contains nine genera and 33 species....
        s)
      • Polyprionidae (wreckfish
        Wreckfish

        The wreckfishes are a family, Polyprionidae, of perciform fishes.They are deep-water marine fishes and can be found on the ocean bottom, where they inhabit caves and shipwrecks ....
        es)
      • Pomacanthidae (angelfish
        Marine angelfish

        Marine angelfish are perciform fish of the family Pomacanthidae. They are found on shallow reefs in the tropical Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and mostly western Pacific Ocean oceans....
        es)
      • Pomatomidae (bluefish
        Bluefish

        The bluefish , called tailor in Australia, is a species of popular marine game-fish found in all climates. It is the sole species of the Pomatomidae family....
        es)
      • Priacanthidae
        Priacanthidae

        Priacanthidae is a scientific classification of fish, common name bigeye, comprising 18 species of marine fishes. "Catalufa" is an alternate common name for some members of the priacanthidae family....
         (bigeyes, catalufa
        Catalufa

        Catalufa is the common name for three species of fish belonging to the Priacanthidae family:*Heteropriacanthus cruentatus*Priacanthus arenatus...
        s)
      • Pseudochromidae (dottyback
        Dottyback

        The dottybacks are a family, Pseudochromidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes. Around 100 species belong to this family.They are found in the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific, where they inhabit coral reefs....
        s)
      • Rachycentridae (cobia
        Cobia

        Cobia —also known as black kingfish, black salmon, ling, lemonfish, crabeaters, aruan tasek, etc.—are perciform marine fish, the sole representative of their family, the Rachycentridae....
        )
      • Sciaenidae
        Sciaenidae

        Sciaenidae is a family of fish commonly called drums, croakers, or hardheads for the repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds they make....
         (drums)
      • Scombropidae (gnomefish
        Gnomefish

        The gnomefishes are a small family Scombropidae of marine fish, consisting of three species in the genus Scombrops.They have two dorsal fins and are notable for scales covering the soft parts of the dorsal and anal fins....
        )
      • Serranidae
        Serranidae

        Serranidae is a large family of fishes, belonging to the order Perciformes. The family contains about 450 species of serranids in 64 genera, including the bass and the groupers ....
         (sea bass
        Sea bass

        Sea bass refers to many fish species of various families, including:* Black sea bass , whose range is the eastern coast of the United States* White seabass , along the Pacific coast of the United States...
        es, grouper
        Grouper

        For other meanings, see Grouper .Groupers are fish of any of a number of genus in the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae, in the order Perciformes....
        s)
      • Sillaginidae
        Sillaginidae

        The Sillaginidae, commonly known as the smelt-whitings, whitings, sillaginids, sand borers and sand-smelts, are a family of benthic coastal Marine fishes in the order Perciformes....
         (whitings et al)
      • Sparidae
        Sparidae

        The Sparidae is a family of fish, included in the order Perciformes. The fish of the family are commonly called breams and porgies ....
         (porgies)
      • Terapontidae
        Terapontidae

        Grunters or tigerperches are fishes in the family Terapontidae . They are found in shallow coastal waters in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific, where they live in Seawater, brackish and freshwater habitats....
         (grunters or tigerperches)
      • Toxotidae (archerfish
        Archerfish

        The archerfish are a family of fish known for their habit of preying on insects and other small animals by shooting them down with water droplets from their specialized mouths....
        es)
    • Superfamily Cirrhitoidea
      • Aplodactylidae
        Aplodactylidae

        Marblefishes are a family, Aplodactylidae, of perciform fishes. They are native to southern Australia, New Zealand, Peru and Chile....
         (marblefishes)
      • Cheilodactylidae (morwong
        Morwong

        Morwongs are perciform fishes comprising the family Cheilodactylidae. Found primarily throughout the Southern Hemisphere, they are also found in the Pacific off Japan, China, and Hawaii....
        s)
      • Chironemidae (kelpfish
        Kelpfish

        The kelpfishes are a family of perciform fishes, native to coastal Australia and New Zealand.The name is from Greek language cheir meaning "hands" and nema meaning "thread"....
        es)
      • Cirrhitidae (hawkfish
        Hawkfish

        Hawkfish are strictly tropical, perciform marine fish of the family Cirrhitidae. Associated with the coral reefs of the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean and Indo-Pacific, the hawkfish family contains 12 genera and 32 species....
        es)
      • Latridae
        Latridae

        Trumpeters are a family of perciform fishes, Latridae. They are found in southern waters off Australia, New Zealand, and Chile, where they are fished commercially and for sport....
         (trumpeters)
    • Superfamily Cepoloidea
      • Cepolidae (bandfish
        Bandfish

        Bandfishes are a family, Cepolidae, of perciform fishes. They are native to the Atlantic seaboard of Europe and the West Pacific, including New Zealand....
        es)
  • Suborder Elassomatoidei
    • Elassomatidae (pygmy sunfish
      Pygmy sunfish

      Elassoma is a genus of freshwater fish, the only member of family Elassomatidae and suborder Elassomatoidei of order Perciformes....
      es)
  • Suborder Labroidei
    Labroidei

    Labroidei is a suborder of the Perciformes, the largest order of fish. The suborder includes the wrasses, cichlids and parrotfish....
    • Cichlidae (cichlid
      Cichlid

      Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Perciformes. The family Cichlidae, a major family of perciform fish, is both large and diverse....
      s)
    • Embiotocidae
      Embiotocidae

      The surfperches are a family, Embiotocidae, of perciform fishes. They are found in coastal waters of the northern Pacific and grow up to 45 cm long....
       (surfperches)
    • Labridae (wrasse
      Wrasse

      The wrasses are a family , Labridae, of marine fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with about 500 species in 60 genera....
      s)
    • Odacidae
      Odacidae

      Odacidae is a small family of fishes in the order Perciformes, commonly known as butterfish, cales, and weed-whitings. They are related to the much larger families of the wrasses and parrotfish....
    • Pomacentridae
      Pomacentridae

      Pomacentridae is a family of perciform fish, comprising the damselfishes and clownfishes. They are exclusively ocean , and noted for their hardy constitutions and territoriality....
       (damselfish
      Damselfish

      Damselfish refers to members of the family Pomacentridae, except those of the two genera Amphiprion and Premnas. Other species within the family have common names that include the word 'damselfish', but in almost all cases this is qualified with an adjective or other descriptor....
      es)
    • Scaridae (parrotfish
      Parrotfish

      Parrotfish are mostly tropical, perciform marine fish of the family Scaridae. Abundant on shallow reefs of the Red Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans, the parrotfish family contains ten genera and about 90 species....
      es)
  • Suborder Zoarcoidei
    Zoarcoidei

    Zoarcoidei is a suborder of the Perciformes, the largest order of fish. The suborder includes the wolffishes, Pholidaes and eelpouts....
    • Anarhichadidae
      Anarhichadidae

      The wolffishes are a family, Anarhichadidae, of perciform fishes. They are native to cold waters of the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, where they live on the continental shelf and slope, to depths of about 600 m....
    • Bathymasteridae (ronquil
      Ronquil

      Ronquils are perciform marine fish of the small family Bathymasteridae. Found only in Arctic Ocean and Pacific Ocean waters, the ronquil family contains just seven species in three genus....
      s)
    • Cryptacanthodidae
    • Pholidae
      Pholidae

      The gunnels are a family, Pholidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes.They are elongated fishes native to the coasts of the northern Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans, where they inhabit intertidal and subtidal waters and eat crustaceans and mollusks....
    • Ptilichthyidae
    • Scytalinidae
    • Stichaeidae (prickleback
      Prickleback

      The pricklebacks also known as shannies are a family, Stichaeidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes....
      s)
    • Zaproridae (prowfish
      Prowfish

      Prowfish are subtropical perciform marine fish found in the Pacific Ocean. They are the only member of their family, Zaproridae. They should not be confused with the Australian prowfish of the unrelated family Pataecidae....
      )
    • Zoarcidae (eelpout
      Eelpout

      The eelpouts are the ray-finned fish family Zoarcidae. As the common name suggests, they are somewhat eel-like in appearance, with elongate bodies, and the dorsal fin and anal fins continuous with the caudal fin....
      s)
  • Suborder Notothenioidei
    Notothenioidei

    The Antarctic icefish belong to the perciform suborder Notothenioidei and are the largely endemic , dominant fish taxa in the cold continental shelf waters surrounding Antarctica....
     (sometimes included in Percoidei)
    • Bathydraconidae
      Bathydraconidae

      The Antarctic dragonfishes are a family, Bathydraconidae, of deep-sea perciform fishes.They are benthopelagic fishes found in Antarctic waters....
    • Bovichthyidae
    • Channichthyidae
      Channichthyidae

      The crocodile icefishes or white-blooded fishes are a family of perciform fish found in the cold waters around Antarctica and southern South America....
       (crocodile icefishes)
    • Harpagiferidae (plunderfishes)
    • Nototheniidae
      Nototheniidae

      The cod icefishes or nothothens are the family Nototheniidae of Acanthopterygii fishes, containing about 50 species in 12 genera. They are traditionally placed in the perciform assemblage together with their relatives, but like every lineage in the "Perciformes" their actual relationships are not yet determined with certainty....
       (cod icefishes)
  • Suborder Trachinoidei
    Trachinoidei

    Trachinoidei is a suborder of the Perciformes, the largest order of fish. The suborder includes the weeverfish, stargazers and torrent fish....
    • Ammodytidae (sand lance
      Sand lance

      A sand lance or sandlance is a fish belonging to the family Ammodytidae. Several species of sand lance are commonly known as "sand eels" or "sandeels", though they are not related to true eels....
      s)
    • Champsodontidae
    • Cheimarrhichthyidae
    • Chiasmodontidae
      Chiasmodontidae

      Chiasmodontidae is a family of deep-sea fishes in the order Perciformes....
    • Creediidae (sandburrower
      Sandburrower

      The sandburrowers or simply burrowers are a family, Creediidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes.They are native to coastal waters the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
      s)
    • Leptoscopidae
    • Percophidae
      Percophidae

      Duckbills are a family, Percophidae, of perciform fishes.They are found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean and Indian Oceans and in the southwestern and southeastern Pacific Ocean....
       (duckbills)
    • Pholidichthyidae (convict blenny)
    • Pinguipedidae (sandperch
      Sandperch

      The sandperches are a family, Pinguipedidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes....
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    • Trachinidae (weeverfishes)
    • Trichodontidae (sandfish
      Sandfish

      Sandfish is a common name of:* Beaked salmon, a genus of fish* Scincus scincus, a skink...
      es)
    • Trichonotidae (sanddivers)
    • Uranoscopidae (stargazer
      Stargazer

      The stargazers are a family Uranoscopidae of perciform fish that have eyes on top of their heads . The family includes about 50 species in 8 genus, all ocean and found worldwide in shallow waters....
      s)
  • Suborder Blennioidei
    Blennioidei

    The common name blenny is ambiguous at best, as it has been applied to several families of perciform marine, brackish and some freshwater fishes all sharing similar morphology and behaviour....
    • Blenniidae
    • Chaenopsidae
      Chaenopsidae

      The blenny family Chaenopsidae includes the pike-blennies, tube-blennies and flagblennies: all perciform marine fish. The family is strictly tropical, ranging from North America to South America....
    • Clinidae
    • Dactyloscopidae
    • Labrisomidae
    • Tripterygiidae
  • Suborder Icosteoidei
    • Icosteidae (ragfish
      Ragfish

      The ragfish, Icosteus aenigmaticus , is an odd ray-finned fish of the northern Pacific Ocean; although a perciform, its skeleton is mostly cartilage, and the larvae have pelvic fins that disappear as they mature....
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  • Suborder Gobiesocoidei
    • Gobiesocidae
      Gobiesocidae

      Clingfishes are fishes of the family Gobiesocidae. Most species are marine, being found in shallow waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean and Indian Oceans....
       (clingfishes)
  • Suborder Callionymoidei
    Callionymoidei

    Callionymoidei is a suborder of the Perciformes, the largest order of fish. The suborder includes the Dragonets....
    • Callionymidae (dragonet
      Dragonet

      Dragonets are small perciform marine fish of the diverse family Callionymidae . Found mainly in the tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific, the family contains approximately 186 species in 18 genera....
      s)
    • Draconettidae
      Draconettidae

      Draconettidae is a small family of fish in the order Perciformes. They are found in temperate to tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian Ocean and western Pacific Oceans....
  • Suborder Gobioidei
    Gobioidei

    Gobioidei is a suborder of the Perciformes, the largest order of fish. The suborder includes the Goby....
    • Eleotridae
      Eleotridae

      Sleeper gobies are members of the Eleotridae fish family , found predominantly in the tropical Indo-Pacific. There are approximately 35 genera and 150 species....
       (sleepers)
    • Gobiidae (gobies
      Goby

      The gobies form the family Gobiidae, which is one of the largest families of fish, with more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. Most are relatively small, typically less than 10 cm in length....
      )
    • Kraemeriidae
      Kraemeriidae

      Sand gobies or sandfishes, family Kraemeriidae, are a small family of fishes in the order Perciformes.Sand Gobies live in sandy shallow pools. They are found among coral....
       (sandfish
      Sandfish

      Sandfish is a common name of:* Beaked salmon, a genus of fish* Scincus scincus, a skink...
      es or sand gobies
      Sand goby

      For the unrelated goby family see Kraemeriidae.The sand goby , also known as a polewig or pollybait, is a coastal goby of European waters from the Baltic Sea to the mediterranean seas, frequenting sandy areas, Littoral zones, lagoons, salt marshes and, in autumn, estuary....
      )
    • Microdesmidae (wormfish
      Wormfish

      Wormfishes are a Family , Microdesmidae, of goby-like fishes in the order Perciformes.They are found in shallow tropical waters, both marine and brackish, often burrowing in estuary mud....
      es)
    • Odontobutidae
      Odontobutidae

      Odontobutidae is a small family of fishes in the order Perciformes. They are native to fresh water rivers flowing into the South China Sea and the northwestern Pacific Ocean...
    • Ptereleotridae (dartfish
      Dartfish

      Dartfishes are a Family , Ptereleotridae, of goby-like fishes in the order Perciformes. They are saltwater fish.The dartfishes were formerly classified as the subfamily Ptereleotrinae of the wormfishes, Microdesmidae, but this classification made Microdesmidae polyphyly, hence the elevation to a family within the suborder Gobioi...
      es)
    • Rhyacichthyidae (loach gobies
      Loach goby

      The Loach Goby, Rhyacichthys aspro, is a goby, the only member of the family Rhyacichthyidae.Thacker and Hardman's study of the molecular phylogeny of the gobies indicates that the loach goby is the most primitive member of the gobioidei....
      )
    • Schindleriidae
    • Xenisthmidae
      Xenisthmidae

      Wrigglers are perciform fishes in the family Xenisthmidae. They are native to the Indian Ocean and Pacific oceans, where they are mostly reef-dwelling....
  • Suborder Kurtoidei
    • Kurtidae (nurseryfish
      Nurseryfish

      The nurseryfishes or forehead brooders are a family of fish that are notable for carrying their egg clusters on hooks protruding from the forehead of the males....
      es)
  • Suborder Acanthuroidei
    Acanthuroidei

    Acanthuroidei is a suborder of the Perciformes, the largest order of fish. The suborder includes the surgeonfish and Moorish idol....
    • Acanthuridae
      Acanthuridae

      Acanthuridae is the family of surgeonfishes, tang, and Naso . The family includes about 80 species in six genera, all of which are ocean fish living in tropical seas, usually around coral reefs....
       (surgeonfishes)
    • Ephippidae
      Ephippidae

      Ephippidae is the fish family containing the spadefishes. There are about eight genera with a total of 20 species, mostly marine. The most well-known species are probably those in the reef genus Platax, the batfishes, which are kept as aquarium fish....
       (spadefishes)
    • Luvaridae (louvar
      Louvar

      The louvar or luvar, Luvarus imperialis, is a species of perciform fish, the only extant species in the genus Luvarus and family Luvaridae....
      )
    • Scatophagidae
      Scatophagidae

      The scats are a small family, Scatophagidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes.They are small fishes native to the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean that have been popular in the aquarium in the last 30 years....
       (scats)
    • Siganidae (rabbitfish
      Rabbitfish

      Rabbitfishes or spinefoots are perciform fishes in the family Siganidae. There are 28 species in a single genus, Siganus....
      es)
    • Zanclidae (moorish idol
      Moorish Idol

      The moorish idol, Zanclus cornutus , is a small perciform marine fish, the sole representative of the family Zanclidae . A common inhabitant of tropical to subtropical reefs and lagoons, the moorish idol is notable for its wide distribution throughout the Indo-Pacific....
      )
  • Suborder Scombrolabracoidei
    • Scombrolabracidae
  • Suborder Scombroidei
    Scombroidei

    Scombroidei is a suborder of the Perciformes, the largest order of fish. The suborder includes the barracuda, tuna, mackerel and swordfish....
    • Sphyraenidae (barracuda
      Barracuda

      The barracuda is a ray-finned fish known for its large size and fearsome appearance. Its body is long, fairly compressed, and covered with small, smooth scale ....
      s)
    • Gempylidae (snake mackerel
      Snake mackerel

      Snake mackerel are perciform fishes in the family Gempylidae.They are elongate fishes with a similar appearance to barracudas, having a long dorsal fin, usually with one or finlets trailing it....
      s)
    • Trichiuridae (cutlassfish
      Cutlassfish

      The cutlassfishes are about 40 species of predatory fish in the family Trichiuridae found in seas throughout the world. Fish of this family are long, slender, and generally steely blue or silver in colour, giving rise to their name....
      es)
    • Scombridae
      Scombridae

      Scombridae is the family of the mackerels, tunas, and bonitos, and thus includes many of the most important and familiar food fishes. The family consists of about 55 species in 15 genera and two subfamilies....
       (mackerel
      Mackerel

      Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of fish, mostly, but not exclusively, from the family Scombridae. They occur in all tropical and temperate seas....
      s and tuna
      Tuna

      Tuna are several species of ocean-dwelling fish in the family Scombridae, mostly in the genus Thunnus. Tunas are fast swimmers?they have been clocked at 70 km/h ?and include several species that are warm-blooded....
      s)
    • Xiphiidae (swordfish
      Swordfish

      Swordfish , also known as Broadbill in some countries, are large, highly migratory, predatory fish characterized by a long, flat bill. They are a popular sport fish, though elusive....
      es)
    • Istiophoridae (billfish
      Billfish

      The term billfish is applied to a number of different large, predatory shanes characterised by their large size and their long, sword-like shane....
      es)
  • Suborder Stromateoidei
    Stromateoidei

    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....
    • Amarsipidae
    • Ariommatidae
      Ariommatidae

      Ariommatidae is a family of perciform fishes. The family contains a single genus Ariomma....
    • Centrolophidae (medusafish
      Medusafish

      Medusafishes are a family, Centrolophidae, of perciform fishes. They are found in temperate and tropical waters throughout the world.Young Icichthys lockingtoni are abundant in the coastal waters of the north Pacific, where they are often found in association with jellyfish, which provides them with protection from predators and o...
      es)
    • Nomeidae (driftfish
      Driftfish

      Driftfishes are perciform fishes in the family Nomeidae. They are found in tropical and subtropical waters throughout the world.The largest species, such as the Cape fathead, Cubiceps capensis, reach one metre in length....
      es)
    • Tetragonuridae (squaretail
      Squaretail

      The squaretails are a genus, Tetragonurus, of perciform fishes, the only genus in the family Tetragonuridae.They are found in tropical and subtropical oceans, and feed on jellyfish and ctenophores....
      s)
    • Stromateidae
      Stromateidae

      The family Stromateidae of butterfishes contains 17 species of fish in 3 genera. Butterfishes live in coastal waters off the Americas, western Africa and in the Indo-Pacific....
       (butterfishes)
  • Suborder Anabantoidei
    Anabantoidei

    The Anabantoidei is a suborder of perciformes ray-finned fish freshwater fish distinguished by their possession of a lung-like labyrinth organ, which enables them to breathe air....
    • Anabantidae (climbing gourami
      Climbing gourami

      The Anabantidae are a family of perciform fish commonly called the climbing gouramies or climbing perches. As labyrinth fishes, they possess a labyrinth organ, a structure in the fish's head which allows them to breathe atmospheric oxygen....
      es)
    • Belontiidae (gourami
      Gourami

      The gourami or gouramies are a family , Osphronemidae, of fresh water perciform fishes. The fish are native to Asia, from Pakistan and India to the Malay Archipelago and north-easterly towards Korea....
      es)
    • Helostomatidae (kissing gourami
      Kissing gourami

      Kissing gouramis, also known as kissers , are large tropical freshwater fish comprising the monotypic labyrinth fish family Helostomatidae ....
      )
    • Luciocephalidae (pikehead)
    • Osphronemidae (giant gourami
      Giant gourami

      The Giant Gourami is a gourami, a freshwater fish belonging to the family Osphronemidae. Some other larger members of this family are also occasionally or regionally referred to as "giant gouramis", including the banded gourami, Polyacanthus fasciatus, and the three spot gourami, Trichogaster trichopterus....
      es)
  • Suborder Channoidei
    • Channidae
      Channidae

      Channidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly known as snakeheads, and is native to Africa and Asia. There are two extant genera, Channa in Asia, and Parachanna in Africa, consisting of 30-35 species....
       (snakeheads)