Family Percidae Cuvier 1816 (perch)
Parent taxon: Percoidei according to R. Betancur-R et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Apogon, Dules, Enoplosus, Hendrixella, Holocentrus, Labrax, Myripristis, Pelates, Percoidae, Pristigenys, Serranus, Smerdis
Subtaxa: Perca
Ecology: nektonic carnivore