| Percoidea Temporal range:   | |
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| Yellow perch (Perca flavescens) | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Actinopterygii | 
| Order: | Perciformes | 
| Suborder: | Percoidei | 
| Superfamily: | Percoidea | 
| Families | |
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Percoidea is a superfamily of fish of the order Perciformes. The superfamily includes about 3,374 species.
Classification
The Percoidea are classified in the 5th Edition of the Fishes of the World as follows:[1]
- Percoidea                 
- Centropomidae (Snooks)
 - Latidae (Lates)
 - Gerreidae (Mojarras)
 - Centrogenyidae (False scorpionfishes)
 - Perciliidae (Southern basses)
 - Howellidae (Oceanic basslets)
 - Acropomatidae (Lanternbellies)
 - Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes)
 - Polyprionidae (Wreckfishes)
 - Lateolabracidae (Asian seaperches)
 - Mullidae (Goatfishes)
 - Glaucosomatidae (Pearl perches)
 - Pempheridae (Sweepers)
 - Oplegnathidae (Knifejaws)
 - Kuhliidae (Flagtails)
 - Leptobramidae (Beachsalmon)
 - Bathyclupeidae (Bathyclupeids)
 - Polynemidae (Threadfins)
 - Toxotidae (Archerfishes)
 - Arripidae (Australasian salmon (kahawai))
 - Dichistiidae (Galjoen fishes)
 - Kyphosidae (Sea chubs)
 - Terapontidae (grunters or tigerperches)
 - Percichthyidae (temperate perches)
 - Sinipercidae (Chinese perches)
 - Enoplosidae (Oldwives)
 - Pentacerotidae (Armourheads)
 - Dinopercidae (Cavebasses)
 - Banjosiidae (Banjofishes)
 - Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)
 - Serranidae (Sea basses)
 - Percidae (Perches)
 - Lactariidae (False trevallies)
 - Dinolestidae (Long-finned pikes)
 - Scombropidae (Gnomefishes)
 - Pomatomidae (Bluefishes)
 - Bramidae (Pomfrets)
 - Caristiidae (Manefishes)
 
 
References
- ↑ J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. pp. 431–452. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.
 
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