Centrarchiformes

Centrarchiformes
Largemouth bass
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Centrarchiformes
Bleeker, 1859

Centrarchiformes /sɛnˈtrɑːrkɪfɔːrmiːz/ is an order of ray-finned fish, previously included amongst the perciformes, with 20 families.[1] This order first appeared about 55.8 million years ago in the Eocene Era, and is composed primarily of omnivores. The order has a wide range that includes the continents of Australia and South America.[2][3] Many Centrarchiformes look essentially perch-like, featuring a stocky build and a spine-bearing dorsal fin, and range in size from 2.5 cm in length (for Elassoma gilberti), to 1.8 meters for the Maccullochella peelii.[4] The order Centrachiformes is not recognized in the 5th Edition (2016) of Fishes of the World,[5] but is accepted on the World Register of Marine Species in November 2023[1] and Fishbase.[6]

  1. ^ a b Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Centrarchiformes. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1517557 on 2023-11-12
  2. ^ Lavoué, Sébastien; Nakayama, Kouji; Jerry, Dean R.; Yamanoue, Yusuke; Yagishita, Naoki; Suzuki, Nobuaki; Nishida, Mutsumi; Miya, Masaki (2014). "Mitogenomic phylogeny of the Percichthyidae and Centrarchiformes (Percomorphaceae): Comparison with recent nuclear gene-based studies and simultaneous analysis". Gene. 549 (1): 46–57. doi:10.1016/j.gene.2014.07.033. PMID 25026502.
  3. ^ "Centrarchiformes - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  4. ^ Yagishita, Naoki; Miya, Masaki; Yamanoue, Yusuke; Shirai, Shigeru M.; Nakayama, Kouji; Suzuki, Nobuaki; Satoh, Takashi P.; Mabuchi, Kohji; Nishida, Mutsumi; Nakabo, Tetsuji (2009). "Mitogenomic evaluation of the unique facial nerve pattern as a phylogenetic marker within the percifom fishes (Teleostei: Percomorpha)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 53 (1): 258–266. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.06.009. PMID 19540351.
  5. ^ J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. p. 459. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  6. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.), "Order Centrarchiformes", FishBase, retrieved 7 October 2024