Perciformes - Perches

Classification

Order: Perciformes - Perches
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Families

Percidae - Perches

Epinephelidae - Groupers

Anthiadidae

Serranidae - Sea basses

Lutjanidae - Snappers

Centropomidae - Snooks

Latidae - Lates perches

Pomatomidae - Bluefishes

Polynemidae - Threadfin

Malacanthidae - Tilefishes

Haemulidae - Grunts

Glaucosomatidae - Pearl perches

Priacanthidae - Bigeyes

Pomacentridae - Damsel and clownfishes

Cebidichthyidae

Monodactylidae - Moonyfishes

Artedidraconidae - Barbled plunderfishes

Embiotocidae - Surfperches

Gerreidae - Mojarras

Centrogenyidae - False scorpionfishes

Toxotidae - Archerfishes

Cepolidae - Bandfishes

Opistognathidae - Jawfishes

Bovichtidae - Thornfishes

Latilidae - Deepwater tilefishes

Leptobramidae - Beachsalmon

Liopropomatidae - Painted basslets

Niphonidae - Ara groupers

Nototheniidae - Cod icefishes

Caesioscorpididae - Blowhole perches

Oxylebiinae - Painted greenlings

Plesiopidae - Roundheads

Pseudaphritidae - Catadromous icefishes

Pseudochromidae - Dottybacks

Ptereleotridae - Dartfishes

Ambassidae - Asiatic glassfishes

Harpagiferidae - Spiny plunderfishes

Hapalogenyidae - Barbeled grunters

Caesionidae - Fusiliers

Bembropidae - Duckbill flatheads

Centracanthidae - Picarels

Bathydraconidae - Antarctic dragonfishes

Channichthyidae - Crocodile icefishes

Congrogadidae - Eelblennies

Datnioididae - Freshwater tripletails

Dinopercidae - Cavebasses

Eleginopidae - Patagonian blennies

Grammatidae - Basslets

Grammistidae - Soapfishes

Lactariidae - False trevallies

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