Order

Perciformes (Perch-like fishes)

Cebidichthys violaceus. Photo: (c) Francis Joyce, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Perciformes, also called the Percomorpha or Acanthopteri, are the most numerous order of vertebrates, containing about 41% of all bony fish. Perciformes means “perch-like”. They belong to the class of ray-finned fish, and comprise over 10,000 species found in almost all aquatic ecosystems.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
        Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fishes)
        Suborder: Cottoidei (Sculpins and allies) (30)
        Suborder: Gasterosteoidei (Sticklebacks and allies) (2)
        Suborder: Zoarcoidei (9)
        Suborder: Scorpaenoidei (9)
        Suborder: Trachinoidei (1)

Subtaxa

Suborder: Cottoidei (Sculpins and allies)

Suborder: Gasterosteoidei (Sticklebacks and allies)

Suborder: Zoarcoidei

Suborder: Scorpaenoidei

Suborder: Trachinoidei

Where in Humboldt

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