Percomorpha

Percomorpha
Temporal range: Possible Cenomanian record
Percomorph diversity (clockwise from top right): Epinephelus marginatus (Perciformes), Sciaenochromis fryeri (Cichliformes), Scomber australasicus (Scombriformes), Valenciennea strigata (Gobiiformes), Scarus niger (Labriformes), Pygoplites diacanthus (Acanthuriformes)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Superorder: Acanthopterygii
Clade: Percomorpha
Cope, 1871
Subgroups

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Synonyms
  • Percomorphaceae Betancur-Rodriguez et al., 2013
  • Acanthopteri

Percomorpha (from Latin perca 'perch' and Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ) 'shape, appearance') is an extremely large and diverse clade of ray-finned fish.