Animals >>> Fish >>> Class: Actinopterygii >>> Subclass: Neopterygii >>> Superorder: Acanthopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Meaning 'Perch-like" these fish are found all around the globe. With over 10,000 species described here, this is the largest Order of vertebrates. Its 160 Families are also the most of any order. Perciforomes also have the greatest size range going from a quarter-inch Infantfish to the 16 foot Marlin.
Suborder
Acanthuroidei: Moorish Idol / Rabbitfish / Scats / Spadefish / Surgeonfish / Tangs
Callionymoidei: Dragonets / Mandarinfish
Labroidei: including (but not limited to)
Angelfish
(freshwater) Chromis Coris |
Cichlids
Clownfish Damselfish Hogfish |
Parrotfish
Sheephead Tilapia Tuskfish |
Wrasses
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Percoidei: 75 Families including (but not limited to):
Angelfish
(marine) Anthias Archerfish Bassletts Bluegill |
Breams
Butterflyfish Cardinalfish Crappie Dottybacks Drums |
Groupers
Grunts Hamlets Jacks Jawfish Logperch Lookdown |
Mojarra
Moonlighter Moonyfish Old Wife Perch Pinfish Pompanos |
Sea Bass
Sheephead Snapper Snook Trevally Tripletail Warmouth |
Scombroidei: Barracuda / Marlin / Mackerel / Tuna / Swordfish
Zoarcoidei: Gunnel / Ronquil / Prickelback / Prowfish / Warbonnet / Wolf Eel