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 | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| 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. With more than 17,000 known species (including tuna, seahorses, gobies, cichlids, flatfish, wrasse, perches, anglerfish, and pufferfish) known from both marine and freshwater ecosystems, it is the most speciose clade of extant vertebrates.