Percoidei
Temporal range:
Girella fimbriata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Superfamilies

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Labrax schizurus from the Eocene of Italy

Percoidei is one of 3 suborders of bony fishes in the order Perciformes.[1] Many commercially harvested fish species are considered to be contained in this suborder, including the snappers, groupers, basses, goatfishes and perches.

Divisions

The Percoidei are further divided into three superfamilies which contain over 50 families and hundreds of genera.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. pp. 430–467. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.
  2. Labrax at Fossilworks.org
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