Taxonomy
Classification is controversial. As traditionally defined, the Perciformes are almost certainly paraphyletic. Other orders that should possibly be included as suborders are the Scorpaeniformes, Tetraodontiformes, and Pleuronectiformes. Of the presently recognized suborders, several may be paraphyletic, as well.
These are grouped by suborder/superfamily, generally following the text Fishes of the World.
- Suborder Percoidei
- Superfamily Percoidea
- Acropomatidae (temperate ocean-basses)
- Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)
- Apogonidae (cardinalfishes)
- Arripidae (Australasian salmon)
- Banjosidae (banjofish)
- Bathyclupeidae (deepsea herrings)
- Bramidae (pomfrets)
- Callanthiidae (splendid perches)
- Carangidae (jacks, pompanos)
- Caristiidae (manefishes)
- Centracanthidae (picarels)
- Centrarchidae (freshwater sunfishes)
- Centropomidae (snooks)
- Chaetodontidae (butterflyfishes)
- Coryphaenidae (dolphinfishes)
- Dichistiidae (galjoen fishes)
- Dinolestidae (long-finned pike)
- Dinopercidae (cavebass)
- Drepaneidae (sicklefishes)
- Echeneidae (remoras)
- Emmelichthyidae (rovers)
- Enoplosidae (old wife)
- Epigonidae (deepwater cardinalfishes)
- Gerreidae (mojarras)
- Glaucosomatidae (pearl perches)
- Grammatidae (basslets)
- Haemulidae (grunts)
- Howellidae (oceanic basslets)
- Inermiidae (bonnetmouths)
- Kuhliidae (flagtails)
- Kyphosidae (sea chubs)
- Lactariidae (false trevallies)
- Lateolabracidae (Asian seaperches)
- Leiognathidae (ponyfishes)
- Leptobramidae (beachsalmon)
- Lethrinidae (emperor breams)
- Lobotidae (tripletails)
- Lutjanidae (snappers)
- Malacanthidae (tilefishes)
- Menidae (moonfish)
- Monodactylidae (moonyfishes)
- Moronidae (temperate basses)
- Mullidae (goatfishes)
- Nandidae (Asian leaffishes)
- Nematistiidae (roosterfish)
- Nemipteridae (threadfin breams)
- Opistognathidae (jawfishes)
- Oplegnathidae (knifejaws)
- Ostracoberycidae (shellskin alfonsinos)
- Pempheridae (sweepers)
- Pentacerotidae (armorheads)
- Percichthyidae (temperate perches)
- Percidae (perches and darters)
- Plesiopidae (roundheads)
- Polycentridae (leaffishes)
- Polynemidae (threadfins)
- Polyprionidae (wreckfishes)
- Pomacanthidae (marine angelfishes)
- Pomatomidae (bluefish)
- Priacanthidae (bigeyes)
- Pseudochromidae (dottybacks)
- Rachycentridae (cobia)
- Sciaenidae (drums)
- Scombropidae (gnomefish)
- Serranidae (sea basses, groupers and relatives)
- Sillaginidae (whitings and relatives)
- Sparidae (sea breams and porgies)
- Terapontidae (grunters)
- Toxotidae (archerfishes)
- Superfamily Cirrhitoidea
- Aplodactylidae (marblefishes)
- Cheilodactylidae (morwongs)
- Chironemidae (kelpfishes)
- Cirrhitidae (hawkfishes)
- Latridae (trumpeters)
- Superfamily Cepoloidea
- Cepolidae (bandfishes)
- Superfamily Percoidea
- Suborder Elassomatoidei
- Elassomatidae (pygmy sunfishes)
- Suborder Labroidei
- Cichlidae (cichlids)
- Embiotocidae (surfperches)
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Odacidae (cales and weed whitings)
- Pomacentridae (damselfishes)
- Scaridae (parrotfishes)
- Suborder Mugiloidei
- Mugilidae (mullets)
- Suborder Zoarcoidei
- Anarhichadidae (wolffishes)
- Bathymasteridae (ronquils)
- Cryptacanthodidae (wrymouths)
- Pholidae (gunnels)
- Ptilichthyidae (quillfish)
- Scytalinidae (graveldiver)
- Stichaeidae (pricklebacks)
- Zaproridae (prowfish)
- Zoarcidae (eelpouts)
- Suborder Notothenioidei (sometimes included in Percoidei)
- Bathydraconidae (Antarctic dragonfishes)
- Bovichthyidae (thornfishes)
- Channichthyidae (crocodile icefishes)
- Harpagiferidae (spiny plunderfishes)
- Nototheniidae (cod icefishes)
- Suborder Trachinoidei
- Ammodytidae (sand lances)
- Champsodontidae (crocodile toothfishes)
- Cheimarrhichthyidae (torrent fish)
- Chiasmodontidae (snaketooth fishes)
- Creediidae (sandburrowers)
- Leptoscopidae (southern sandfishes)
- Percophidae (duckbills)
- Pholidichthyidae (convict blennies)
- Pinguipedidae (sandperches)
- Trachinidae (weeverfishes)
- Trichodontidae (sandfishes)
- Trichonotidae (sanddivers)
- Uranoscopidae (stargazers)
- Suborder Blennioidei
- Blenniidae (combtooth blennies)
- Chaenopsidae (pike-, tube- and flagblennies)
- Clinidae (clinids)
- Dactyloscopidae (sand stargazers)
- Labrisomidae (labrisomids)
- Tripterygiidae (threefin blennies)
- Suborder Icosteoidei
- Icosteidae (ragfish)
- Suborder Callionymoidei
- Callionymidae (dragonets)
- Draconettidae (slope dragonets)
- Suborder Gobioidei
- Eleotridae (sleepers)
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Kraemeriidae (sand darters)
- Microdesmidae (wormfishes)
- Odontobutidae (freshwater sleepers)
- Ptereleotridae (dartfishes)
- Rhyacichthyidae (loach gobies)
- Schindleriidae (infantfishes)
- Xenisthmidae (collared wrigglers)
- Suborder Kurtoidei
- Kurtidae (nurseryfishes)
- Suborder Acanthuroidei
- Acanthuridae (surgeonfishes)
- Ephippidae (spadefishes)
- Luvaridae (louvar)
- Scatophagidae (scats)
- Siganidae (rabbitfishes)
- Zanclidae (Moorish idol)
- Suborder Scombrolabracoidei
- Scombrolabracidae (longfin escolar)
- Suborder Scombroidei
- Sphyraenidae (barracudas)
- Gempylidae (snake mackerels)
- Trichiuridae (cutlassfishes)
- Scombridae (mackerels and tunas)
- Xiphiidae (swordfish)
- Istiophoridae (marlins)
- Suborder Stromateoidei
- Amarsipidae (bagless glassfish)
- Ariommatidae (ariommatids)
- Centrolophidae (medusafishes)
- Nomeidae (driftfishes)
- Tetragonuridae (squaretails)
- Stromateidae (butterfishes)
- Suborder Anabantoidei
- Anabantidae (climbing gouramies)
- Osphronemidae (gouramies)
- Helostomatidae (kissing gourami)
- Suborder Channoidei
- Channidae (snakeheads)
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