Perciformes

Perciformes
Temporal range: Early Paleocene–recent
Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Clade: Percomorpha
Order: Perciformes
Bleeker, 1863
Type species
Perca fluviatilis
Linnaeus, 1758
Suborders

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Perciformes (/ˈpɜːrsɪˌfɔːrmz/), 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]

  1. ^ "Perciform - Form and function". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 14 February 2019.