| Perciformes Temporal range:
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| Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Clade: | Percomorpha |
| Order: | Perciformes Bleeker, 1863 |
| Type species | |
| Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758
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Perciformes (/ˈpɜːrsɪˌfɔːrmiːz/), also called the Acanthopteri, is an order or superorder of ray-finned fish in the clade Percomorpha. Perciformes means "perch-like". Among the well-known members of this group are perch and darters (Percidae), sea bass and groupers (Serranidae).[1]
- ^ "Perciform - Form and function". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 14 February 2019.