Percoidei

Suborder of fishes

Percoidei

Temporal range: Early Paleocene–recent

PreꞒ

Girella fimbriata
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Perciformes
Suborder:  | Percoidei
Superfamilies

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Labrax schizurus from the Eocene of Italy

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.

## Divisions

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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
* † Labrax Pallas 1810[2]
* † L. lepidotus Agassiz 1836
* † L. major Agassiz 1836
* † L. schizurus Agassiz 1835
* † L. vogdtii Bogatshov 1942

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ Labrax at Fossilworks.org

Taxon identifiers

Percoidei|

* Wikidata: Q1844555
* Wikispecies: Percoidei
* ADW: Percoidei
* AFD: Percoidei
* BioLib: 16111
* EoL: 46577523
* Fauna Europaea: 12066
* Fauna Europaea (new): 06d7030f-2389-4074-a109-73575606e66b
* ITIS: 167641
* NCBI: 8112
* Paleobiology Database: 127179
* WoRMS: 151751

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