Perciform taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Perciformes


 * Suborder Percoidei
 * Superfamily Percoidea
 * Acropomatidae (temperate ocean-basses)
 * Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)
 * Apogonidae (cardinalfishes)
 * Arripidae (Australasian salmon)
 * Banjosidae
 * Bathyclupeidae
 * Bramidae (pomfrets)
 * Callanthiidae
 * Carangidae (jacks, pompanos)
 * Caristiidae (manefishes)
 * Centracanthidae
 * Centrarchidae (freshwater sunfishes)
 * Centropomidae (snooks)
 * Chaetodontidae (butterflyfishes)
 * Coryphaenidae (dolphinfishes)
 * Dichistiidae (galjoen fishes)
 * Dinolestidae (long-finned pike)
 * Dinopercidae
 * Drepaneidae
 * Echeneidae (remoras)
 * Emmelichthyidae (rovers)
 * Enoplosidae (oldwife)
 * Epigonidae (deepwater cardinalfishes)
 * Gerreidae (mojarras)
 * Glaucosomatidae (pearl perches)
 * Grammatidae (basslets)
 * Haemulidae (grunts)
 * Inermiidae (bonnetmouths)
 * Kuhliidae (flagtails or aholeholes)
 * Kyphosidae (sea chubs)
 * Lactariidae (false trevallies)
 * Leiognathidae (ponyfishes)
 * Leptobramidae (beachsalmon)
 * Lethrinidae
 * Lobotidae (tripletails)
 * Lutjanidae (snappers, fusiliers)
 * Malacanthidae (Tilefishes)
 * Menidae (moonfish)
 * Monodactylidae (moonyfishes)
 * Moronidae (temperate basses)
 * Mullidae (goatfishes)
 * Nandidae (leaffishes)
 * Nematistiidae (roosterfish)
 * Nemipteridae (threadfin breams)
 * Notograptidae
 * Opistognathidae (jawfishes)
 * Oplegnathidae (knifejaws)
 * Ostracoberycidae
 * Pempheridae (sweepers)
 * Pentacerotidae (armorheads)
 * Percichthyidae (Temperate perches)
 * Percidae (perches and darters)
 * Plesiopidae
 * Polycentridae
 * Polynemidae (threadfins)
 * Polyprionidae (wreckfishes)
 * Pomacanthidae (angelfishes)
 * Pomatomidae (bluefishes)
 * Priacanthidae (bigeyes, catalufas)
 * Pseudochromidae (dottybacks)
 * Rachycentridae (cobia)
 * Sciaenidae (drums)
 * Scombropidae (gnomefish)
 * Serranidae (sea basses, groupers)
 * Sillaginidae (whitings et al)
 * Sparidae (porgies)
 * Terapontidae (grunters or tigerperches)
 * Toxotidae (archerfishes)
 * Superfamily Cirrhitoidea
 * Aplodactylidae (marblefishes)
 * Cheilodactylidae (morwongs)
 * Chironemidae (kelpfishes)
 * Cirrhitidae (hawkfishes)
 * Latridae (trumpeters)
 * Superfamily Cepoloidea
 * Cepolidae (bandfishes)
 * Suborder Elassomatoidei
 * Elassomatidae (pygmy sunfishes)
 * Suborder Labroidei
 * Cichlidae (cichlids)
 * Embiotocidae (surfperches)
 * Labridae (wrasses)
 * Odacidae
 * Pomacentridae (damselfishes)
 * Scaridae (parrotfishes)
 * Suborder Zoarcoidei
 * Anarhichadidae (Wolffish)
 * Bathymasteridae (ronquils)
 * Cryptacanthodidae
 * Pholidae
 * Ptilichthyidae
 * Scytalinidae
 * Stichaeidae (pricklebacks)
 * Zaproridae (prowfish)
 * Zoarcidae (eelpouts)
 * Suborder Notothenioidei
 * Bathydraconidae
 * Bovichthyidae
 * Channichthyidae (crocodile icefishes)
 * Harpagiferidae (plunderfishes)
 * Nototheniidae
 * Suborder Trachinoidei
 * Ammodytidae (sand lances)
 * Champsodontidae
 * Cheimarrhichthyidae
 * Chiasmodontidae
 * Creediidae (sandburrowers)
 * Leptoscopidae
 * Percophidae (duckbills)
 * Pholidichthyidae (convict blenny)
 * Pinguipedidae (sandperches)
 * Trachinidae (weeverfishes)
 * Trichodontidae (sandfishes)
 * Trichonotidae (sanddivers)
 * Uranoscopidae (stargazers)
 * Suborder Blennioidei
 * Blenniidae
 * Chaenopsidae
 * Clinidae
 * Dactyloscopidae
 * Labrisomidae
 * Tripterygiidae
 * Suborder Icosteoidei
 * Icosteidae (ragfishes)
 * Suborder Gobiesocoidei
 * Gobiesocidae (clingfishes)
 * Suborder Callionymoidei
 * Callionymidae (dragonets)
 * Draconettidae
 * Suborder Gobioidei
 * Eleotridae (sleepers)
 * Gobiidae (gobies)
 * Kraemeriidae (sandfishes or sand gobies)
 * Microdesmidae (wormfishes)
 * Odontobutidae
 * Ptereleotridae (dartfishes)
 * Rhyacichthyidae (loach gobies)
 * Schindleriidae
 * Xenisthmidae
 * Suborder Kurtoidei
 * Kurtidae (nurseryfishes)
 * Suborder Acanthuroidei
 * Acanthuridae (surgeonfishes)
 * Ephippidae (spadefishes)
 * Luvaridae (louvar)
 * Scatophagidae (scats)
 * Siganidae (rabbitfishes)
 * Zanclidae (moorish idol)
 * Suborder Scombrolabracoidei
 * Scombrolabracidae
 * Suborder Scombroidei
 * Sphyraenidae (barracudas)
 * Gempylidae (snake mackerels)
 * Trichiuridae (cutlassfishes)
 * Scombridae (mackerels and tunas)
 * Xiphiidae (billfishes)
 * Suborder Stromateoidei
 * Amarsipidae
 * Ariommatidae
 * Centrolophidae (medusafishes)
 * Nomeidae (driftfishes)
 * Tetragonuridae (squaretails)
 * Stromateidae (butterfishes)
 * Suborder Anabantoidei
 * Anabantidae (climbing gouramies)
 * Helostomatidae (kissing gourami)
 * Luciocephalidae (pikehead)
 * Osphronemidae (gouramies)
 * Suborder Channoidei
 * Channidae (snakeheads)