Percomorpha
| Percomorpha Temporal range: Possible Cenomanian record | |
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| 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 | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Superorder: | Acanthopterygii |
| Clade: | Percomorpha Cope, 1871 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Percomorpha (from Latin perca 'perch' and Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ) 'shape, appearance') is an extremely large and diverse clade of ray-finned fish.