Percoidei is one of 3 suborders of bony fishes in the order Perciformes.[1] Many commercially harvested fish species are considered to be contained in this suborder, including the snappers, groupers, basses, goatfishes and perches.
| Percoidei Temporal range:
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| Girella fimbriata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Percoidei |
| Superfamilies | |
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Divisions edit
The Percoidei are further divided into three superfamilies which contain over 50 families and hundreds of genera.[1]
- Suborder Percoidei
- Percoidea
- Centropomidae (Snooks)
- Latidae (Lates)
- Gerreidae (Mojarras)
- Centrogenyidae (False scorpionfishes)
- Perciliidae (Southern basses)
- Howellidae (Oceanic basslets)
- Acropomatidae (Lanternbellies)
- Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes)
- Polyprionidae (Wreckfishes)
- Lateolabracidae (Asian seaperches)
- Mullidae (Goatfishes)
- Glaucosomatidae (Pearl perches)
- Pempheridae (Sweepers)
- Oplegnathidae (Knifejaws)
- Kuhliidae (Flagtails)
- Leptobramidae (Beachsalmon)
- Bathyclupeidae (Bathyclupeids)
- Polynemidae (Threadfins)
- Toxotidae (Archerfishes)
- Arripidae (Australasian salmon (kahawai))
- Dichistiidae (Galjoen fishes)
- Kyphosidae (Sea chubs)
- Terapontidae (grunters or tigerperches)
- Percichthyidae (temperate perches)
- Sinipercidae (Chinese perches)
- Enoplosidae (Oldwives)
- Pentacerotidae (Armourheads)
- Dinopercidae (Cavebasses)
- Banjosiidae (Banjofishes)
- Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)
- Serranidae (Sea basses)
- Percidae (Perches)
- Lactariidae (False trevallies)
- Dinolestidae (Long-finned pikes)
- Scombropidae (Gnomefishes)
- Pomatomidae (Bluefishes)
- Bramidae (Pomfrets)
- Caristiidae (Manefishes)
- Possibly related to Acanthuriformes
- Monodactylidae (Moonfishes)
- Priacanthidae (Bigeyes (catalufas))
- Seven families which may have a relationship to Acanthuroidei, Monodactylidae, and Priacanthidae
- Leiognathidae (Ponyfishes, slimys, or slipmouths)
- Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
- Pomacanthidae (Angelfishes)
- Malacanthidae (Tilefishes)
- Haemulidae (Grunts)
- Hapalogenyidae (Barbeled grunters)
- Lutjanidae (Snappers)
- Caesionidae (Fusiliers)
- Superfamily Cirrhitoidea
- Cirrhitidae (Hawkfishes)
- Chironemidae (Kelpfishes)
- Aplodactylidae (Marblefishes)
- Cheilodactylidae (Morwongs)
- Latridae (Trumpeters)
- Superfamily Cepoloidea
- Cepolidae (Bandfishes)
- Superfamily Siganoidea
- Scatophagidae (Scats)
- Siganidae (Rabbitfishes)
- incertae sedis
- Percoidea
References edit
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- ^ a b J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. pp. 430–467. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.
- ^ Labrax at Fossilworks.org