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Perciformes
Order of ray-finned fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Perciformes (/ˈpɜːrsɪˌfɔːrmiːz/), 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]
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Perciformes | |
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Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) | |
Scientific 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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