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Perciformes (perch-like fish)
Taxonomy
Perciformes was named by Bleeker (1859). It is extant.
It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Cvancara and Hoganson (1993); to Actinopterygii by Weems (1999); to Osteichthyes by Estes (1964), Thurmond and Jones (1981), Shoshani et al. (1989), Purdy et al. (2001) and Sepkoski (2002); to Teleostei by Murray and Attia (2004); to Acanthopterygii by Nelson (2006); to Actinopterygii by Böhme (2010); to Teleostei by Fierstine (2001), Fierstine and Starnes (2005) and Carnevale et al. (2011); to Percomorpha by Long (2011); to Teleostei by Fierstine (1998), Carnevale et al. (2003), Fierstine (2005), Friedman and Johnson (2005), Malabarba et al. (2006), Bannikov and Carnevale (2009) and Gottfried et al. (2012); and to Percomorpharia by Betancur-R et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Cvancara and Hoganson (1993); to Actinopterygii by Weems (1999); to Osteichthyes by Estes (1964), Thurmond and Jones (1981), Shoshani et al. (1989), Purdy et al. (2001) and Sepkoski (2002); to Teleostei by Murray and Attia (2004); to Acanthopterygii by Nelson (2006); to Actinopterygii by Böhme (2010); to Teleostei by Fierstine (2001), Fierstine and Starnes (2005) and Carnevale et al. (2011); to Percomorpha by Long (2011); to Teleostei by Fierstine (1998), Carnevale et al. (2003), Fierstine (2005), Friedman and Johnson (2005), Malabarba et al. (2006), Bannikov and Carnevale (2009) and Gottfried et al. (2012); and to Percomorpharia by Betancur-R et al. (2013).
Subtaxa
Abadzekhia, Absalomichthys, Acanthonotus, Acanthopygaeus, Acentrogobius, Acestrus, Acropoma, Alectis, Alepes, Aluvarus, Amphiperca, Amphistichus, Anarhichas, Anarrhichthys, Aphia, Apogonoides, Apolectus, Apsilus, Araeosteus, Aramichthys, Archaephippus, Archaeus, Ardiodus, Argyrosomus, Ariomma, Asima, Avitolabrax, Avitoluvarus, Bairdiella, Bathyclupea, Beaumontoperca, Beerichthys, Bembrops, Bilinia, Blabe, Blennius, Blochiidae, Bodianus, Boops, Brachydeuterus, Brama, Branchiostegidae, Branchiostegus, Burtinia, Caesio, Calamus, Callionymus, Callyodon, Calotomus, Carangodes, Caranx, Centracanthus, Centropomus, Cepola, Ceratoichthys, Chaetodon, Chaeturichthys, Chalcidichthys, Chanda, Cheilinus, Chelmon, Chromis, Clinus, Coryphopterus, Cottioidei, Cottopsis, Crenidens, Crenidens, Cristigerina, Ctenodentex, Ctenosciaena, Cubiceps, Cymatogaster, Damalichthys, Dapaloides, Decapterus, Deltentosteus, Diaphyodus, Dipterichthys, Eastmanalepes, Echeneis, Emmelichthys, Eocoelopoma, Eolabroides, Eolates, Eoluvarus, Eoplatax, Eoserranus, Eothynnus, Eothyrsites, Eozanclus, Epigonus, Epinnula, Eriquius, Euthynnus, Exallias, Exellia, Gazza, Gempylus, Genyonemus, Gerres, Gillidia, Glaucosoma, Goniocranion, Grammatorycnus, Gymnosarda, Haliophis, Hemerocoetes, Hemithyrsites, Hypacanthus, Hyperoglyphe, Hyperoplus, Hyperprosopon, Ioscion, Isacia, Isurichthys, Izuus, Kuhlia, Kushlukia, Kyphosus, Labrisomus, Labroidea, Labroidei, Lactarius, Landanichthys, Larimus, Lednevia, Leiognathus, Lepidogobius, Lepidopus, Leptoscopus, Lethops, Libotonius, Lithognathus, Liza, Lompoquia, Lonchistium, Lophar, Luvarus, Lycodopsis, Lyconectes, Maccullochella, Malacopygaeus, Matarchia, Menticirrhus, Mioplosus, Morone, Mugil, Mugiloidei, Mullus, Mupus, Naso, Neanthias, Nebris, Neocybium, Neoscombrops, Notothenioidei, Oblada, Ocystias, Odonteobolca, Oligoplites, Oncolepis, Opisthomyzon, Oplegnathus, Orthopristis, Ostracoberyx, Oxyjulis, Palaeoperca, Palaeothunnus, Palimphyes, Paracalamus, Parapercis, Paraplatax, Parapristipoma, Parapygaeus, Pararhenanoperca, Parasphyraena, Paratrachinotus, Pasaichthys, Pempheris, Pennahia, Pentaceros, Pentanemus, Pentaprion, Percalates, Percoidei, Percophidae, Phanerodon, Phosphichthys, Pimelometopon, Pinichthys, Pirskenius, Plagioholocentrus, Platycephalidae, Platylaemus, Platylates, Plectorhinchus, Plectrites, Polydactylus, Pomadasys, Priacanthopsis, Priacanthus, Proluvarus, Propercarina, Propygidium, Proserranus, Protanthias, Protautoga, Psenes, Psenicubiceps, Psettopsis, Pseudohistiophorus, Pseudoscarus, Pseudoscopelus, Pseudoseriola, Pseudosphaerodon, Pseudoumbrina, Pseudovomer, Rachycentron, Rexea, Rhacochilus, Rhenanoperca, Rhythmias, Roncador, Sargus, Scarus, Sciaena, Scomber, Scomberoides, Scombramphodon, Scombroidei, Scombrops, Scombrosarda, Scombrosphyraena, Scorpaenoidei, Selar, Seriphus, Serranoidei, Siganopygaeus, Sillaginodes, Sillago, Sparisoma, Sparus, Sphenocephalus, Sphyraenodus, Sphyraenops, Spicara, Stromateus, Synagrops, Tetragonurus, Tetrapterus, Thalattorhynchus, Thyrsion, Thyrsitocephalus, Thyrsocles, Toxotes, Trachicaranx, Trachinus, Trachurus, Triglidae, Tripterygion, Tungtingichthys, Tunita, Tylerichthys, Umbrina, Uranoscopus, Verilus, Vomeropsis, Wangia, Xenistius, Xiphioidei, Zaphlegulus, Zoarces
Sister taxa
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1859 | Perciformes Bleeker |
| 1964 | Perciformes Estes p. 51 |
| 1981 | Perciformes Thurmond and Jones p. 101 |
| 1989 | Perciformes Shoshani et al. p. 436 |
| 1993 | Perchiformes Cvancara and Hoganson p. 15 |
| 1998 | Perciformes Fierstine p. 34 |
| 1999 | Perciformes Weems p. 61 |
| 2001 | Perciformes Fierstine p. 28 |
| 2001 | Perciformes Purdy et al. p. 168 |
| 2002 | Perciformes Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2003 | Perciformes Carnevale et al. |
| 2004 | Perciformes Murray and Attia |
| 2005 | Perciformes Fierstine |
| 2005 | Perciformes Fierstine and Starnes p. 281 |
| 2005 | Perciformes Friedman and Johnson p. 771 |
| 2006 | Perciformes Malabarba et al. |
| 2006 | Perciformes Nelson |
| 2009 | Perciformes Bannikov and Carnevale p. 482 |
| 2010 | Perciformes Böhme p. 10 |
| 2011 | Perciformes Carnevale et al. |
| 2011 | Perciformes Long p. 244 |
| 2012 | Perciformes Gottfried et al. |
| 2013 | Perciformes Betancur-R. et al. |
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