Percoidei is a suborder of bony fishes in the order Perciformes. Many commercially harvested fish species are considered to be contained in this suborder, including the groupers, seabasses and perches.
Divisions
The following classification is based on Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes:1
- Suborder Percoidei
- Family Serranidae Swainson, 1839 (sea basses)
- Family Anthiadidae Poey, 1861 (fairy basslets or streamer basses)
- Family Epinephelidae Bleeker, 1874 (groupers)
- Family Liopropomatidae Poey, 1867 (painted basslets)
- Family Grammistidae Bleeker, 1857 (soapfishes)
- Family Percidae Rafinesque, 1815 (perches and darters)
- Family Niphonidae Jordan, 1923 (Ara groupers)
- Family Trachinidae Rafinesque, 1815 (weeverfishes)
- Family Bembropidae Regan, 1913 (flatheads or duckbill flatheads)
Former classification
Until recently, the Percoidei had a much more expanded treatment containing many different morphologically similar families. However, such a treatment is now known to be polyphyletic.2
- 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 18103
- † L. lepidotus Agassiz 1836
- † L. major Agassiz 1836
- † L. schizurus Agassiz 1835
- † L. vogdtii Bogatshov 1942
- † Labrax Pallas 18103
- Percoidea
References
Fricke, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Van der Laan, R. (2025). "ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: CLASSIFICATION". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2025-02-10. https://www.calacademy.org/eschmeyers-catalog-of-fishes-classification ↩
J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. pp. 430–467. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. 978-1-118-34233-6 ↩
Labrax at Fossilworks.org https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=210649 ↩