Percoidei

Percoidei Temporal range:
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. Many commercially harvested fish species are considered to be contained in this suborder, including the snappers, groupers, basses, goatfishes and perches.

Divisions

The Percoidei are further divided into three superfamilies which contain over 50 families and hundreds of genera.

• 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
      • † L. lepidotus Agassiz 1836
      • † L. major Agassiz 1836
      • † L. schizurus Agassiz 1835
      • † L. vogdtii Bogatshov 1942