This page shows Percomorpha's splits and focuses on the orders isolated by those splits. In this case, there is just one six-way split, comprised of five orders and the group Smegmamorpha. Smegmamorpha will be explored on the following page.
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DACTYLOPTERIFORMES - FLYING GURNARDS
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- FAMILY DACTYLOPTERIDAE
- Flying Gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans) -
EOL
The order Acanthuriformes...
The order Centrarchiformes...
- FAMILY ELASSOMATIDAE
- Pygmy Sunfishes (Elassoma spp.) -
EOL
The order Cirrhitiformes...
The order Ephippiformes...
The order Labriformes...
The order Lobotiformes...
- FAMILY DATNIOIDIDAE
- FAMILY LOBOTIDAE - TRIPLETAILS
| LOPHIIFORMES - ANGLERFISHES |
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- SUBORDER ANTENNARIOIDEI
- FAMILY ANTENNARIIDAE
- Frogfish (Antennarius sp.) -
NOAH
EOL
- Omaha Zoo, Florida Keys
- FAMILY BRACHIONICHTHYIDAE
- Red Handfish (Thymichthys politus) -
YOUTUBE
- Tasmania
- FAMILY TETRABRACHIIDAE
- SUBORDER CERATIOIDEI
- FAMILY CAULOPHRYNIDAE - FANFINS
- FAMILY CENTROPHRYNIDAE
- FAMILY CERATIIDAE
- FAMILY DICERATIIDAE
- FAMILY GIGANTACTINIDAE
- FAMILY HIMANTOLOPHIDAE
- FAMILY LINOPHRYNIDAE
- FAMILY MELANOCETIDAE
- Anglerfishes (Melanocetus spp.) -
EOL
- Monterey Bay
- FAMILY NEOCERATIIDAE
- FAMILY ONEIRODIDAE
- FAMILY THAUMATICHTHYIDAE
- SUBORDER CHAUNACOIDEI
- SUBORDER LOPHIOIDEI
- FAMILY LOPHIIDAE - GOOSEFISHES
- Monkfish (Lophius piscatorius) -
EOL
- SUBORDER OGCOCEPHALIOIDEI
- FAMILY OGCOCEPHALIDAE
- Longnose Batfish (Ogcocephalus nasutus) -
EOL
- Florida Keys, Florida Aquarium
The order Pempheriformes...
- FAMILY ACROPOMATIDAE
- FAMILY BANJOSIDAE
- FAMILY CREEDIIDAE
- FAMILY EPIGONIDAE
- FAMILY GLAUCOSOMATIDAE
- FAMILY HOWELLIDAE
- FAMILY LATEOLABRACIDAE
- FAMILY LEPTOSCOPIDAE
- FAMILY OSTRACOBERYCIDAE
- FAMILY PEMPHERIDAE - SWEEPERS
- FAMILY PENTACEROTIDAE - ARMORHEADS
- FAMILY PERCOPHIDAE
- FAMILY POLYPRIONIDAE
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- SUBORDER ACANTHUROIDEI
- FAMILY ACANTHURIDAE - SURGEONFISHES
- Surgeonfish (Acanthurus spp.) -
EOL
- (Florida Keys)
- FAMILY EPHIPPIDAE - SPADEFISHES
- FAMILY LUVARIDAE
- Louvar (Luvarus imperialis) -
EOL
- FAMILY SCATOPHAGIDAE - SCATS
- FAMILY SIGANIDAE - RABBITFISHES
- FAMILY ZANCLIDAE
- SUBORDER BLENNIOIDEI
- FAMILY BLENNIIDAE - COMBTOOTH BLENNIES
- FAMILY CHAENOPSIDAE
- FAMILY CLINIDAE
- Giant Kelpfish (Heterostichus rostratus) -
EOL
- (Southern California)
- FAMILY DACTYLOSCOPIDAE
- FAMILY LABRISOMIDAE
- FAMILY TRIPTERYGIIDAE
- SUBORDER CALLIONYMOIDEI
- FAMILY CALLIONYMIDAE - DRAGONETS
- Japanese Dragonet (Neosynchiropus ijimai) -
EOL
- FAMILY DRACONETTIDAE
- SUBORDER CAPROIDEI
- FAMILY CAPROIDAE - BOARFISHES
- Deepbody Boarfish (Antigonia capros) -
EOL
- SUBORDER GOBIESOCOIDEI
- FAMILY GOBIESOCIDAE
- Crinoid Clingfish (Discotrema crinophilum) -
EOL
- Found among the arms of crinoids (sea lilies).
- SUBORDER GOBIOIDEI
- FAMILY ELEOTRIDAE - SLEEPERS
- FAMILY GOBIIDAE - GOBIES
- Mud Skipper (Periophthalmus barbarus) -
NOAH
EOL
- (Denver Zoo)
- Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) -
EOL
- (Great Lakes)
- Mud Skipper (Boleophthalmus dussumieri) -
EOL
- (India)
- FAMILY KRAEMERIIDAE - SANDFISHES
- FAMILY MICRODESMIDAE - WORMFISHES
- FAMILY MILYERINGIDAE
- FAMILY ODONTOBUTIDAE - FRESHWATER SLEEPERS
- FAMILY RHYACICHTHYIDAE - LOACH GOBIES
- FAMILY SCHINDLERIIDAE
- FAMILY XENISTHMIDAE
- SUBORDER KURTOIDEI
- FAMILY KURTIDAE
- Indian Forehead Brooder (Kurtus indicus) -
EOL
- SUBORDER LABROIDEI
- FAMILY CICHLIDAE - CICHLIDS
- Tilapia (Tilapia spp.) -
EOL
- FAMILY EMBIOTOCIDAE - SURFPERCHES
- FAMILY LABRIDAE - WRASSES
- FAMILY ODACIDAE
- FAMILY POMACENTRIDAE - DAMSELFISHES
- Clownfishes (Amphiprion spp.) -
EOL
- FAMILY SCARIDAE - PARROTFISHES
- Blunt-Head Parrotfish (Chlorurus microrhinos) -
EOL
- SUBORDER NOTOTHENIOIDEI
- FAMILY ARTEDIDRACONIDAE - BARBLED PLUNDERFISHES
- Barbeled Plunderfish (Histiodraco velifer) -
EOL
- (Antarctica)
- FAMILY BATHYDRACONIDAE - ANTARCTIC DRAGONFISHES
- FAMILY BOVICHTIDAE - THORNFISHES
- FAMILY CHANNICHTHYIDAE - CROCODILE ICEFISHES
- Antarctic Icefish (Chionodraco hamatus) -
EOL
- FAMILY ELEGINOPIDAE
- FAMILY HARPAGIFERIDAE - PLUNDERFISHES
- FAMILY NOTOTHENIIDAE - ANTARCTIC CODS
- SUBORDER PERCOIDEI
- FAMILY AMBASSIDAE - ASIATIC GLASSFISHES
- FAMILY APOGONIDAE - CARDINALFISHES
- FAMILY BATHYMASTERIDAE
- FAMILY CAESIONIDAE - FUSILERS
- FAMILY CALLANTHIIDAE
- FAMILY CENTRACANTHIDAE - PICARELS
- FAMILY CENTRARCHIDAE - SUNFISHES
- Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) -
EOL
- (Kansas)
- Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) -
EOL
- (Kansas)
- Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu) -
EOL
- (Kansas)
- Crappies (Pomoxis spp.) -
EOL
- (Kansas)
- FAMILY CENTROGENIIDAE
- FAMILY CENTROPOMIDAE - SNOOKS
- FAMILY CEPOLIDAE
- FAMILY CHAETODONTIDAE - BUTTERFLYFISHES
- SUPERFAMILY CIRRHITOIDEA
- FAMILY APLODACTYLIDAE - MARBLEFISHES
- FAMILY CHEILODACTYLIDAE
- FAMILY CHIRONEMIDAE
- FAMILY CIRRHITIDAE
- FAMILY LATRIDAE
- FAMILY DICHISTIIDAE
- FAMILY DINOLESTIDAE
- FAMILY DINOPERCIDAE
- FAMILY DREPANEIDAE
- FAMILY EMMELICHTHYIDAE - ROVERS
- FAMILY ENOPLOSIDAE
- FAMILY GERREIDAE - MOJARRAS
- FAMILY GRAMMATIDAE
- FAMILY HAEMULIDAE - GRUNTS
- FAMILY KUHLIIDAE - AHOLEHOLES
- FAMILY KYPHOSIDAE - SEA CHUBS
- FAMILY LACTARIIDAE - FALSE TREVALLIES
- FAMILY LATIDAE
- FAMILY LEIOGNATHIDAE - PONYFISHES
- FAMILY LEPTOBRAMIDAE - BEACHSALMON
- FAMILY LETHRINIDAE - EMPERORS
- FAMILY LUTJANIDAE - SNAPPERS
- FAMILY MALACANTHIDAE - TILEFISHES
- FAMILY MENIDAE
- Moonfish (Mene maculata) -
EOL
- FAMILY MONODACTYLIDAE - MOONFISHES
- FAMILY MORONIDAE - TEMPERATE BASSES
- White Bass (Morone chrysops) -
EOL
- (Kansas)
- FAMILY MULLIDAE - GOATFISHES
- FAMILY NEMIPTERIDAE - THREADFIN BEAMS
- FAMILY OPISTOGNATHIDAE
- FAMILY OPLEGNATHIDAE - KNIFEJAWS
- FAMILY PARASCORPIDAE
- FAMILY PEMPHERIDIDAE - SWEEPERS
- FAMILY PERCICHTHYIDAE - TEMPERATE PERCHES
- FAMILY PERCIDAE - PERCHES
- Darters (Etheostoma spp.) -
EOL
- Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) -
EOL
- Walleye (Sander vitreus) -
EOL
- FAMILY PERCILIIDAE
- FAMILY PHOLIDICHTHYIDAE
- FAMILY PINGUIPEDIDAE
- FAMILY PLESIOPIDAE - ROUNDHEADS
- FAMILY POLYCENTRIDAE
- FAMILY POLYNEMIDAE - THREADFINS
- FAMILY POMACANTHIDAE - ANGELFISHES
- Queen Angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) -
EOL
- (Florida Keys)
- FAMILY PRIACANTHIDAE - BIGEYES
- FAMILY PSEUDOCHROMIDAE - DOTTYBACKS
- FAMILY SCIAENIDAE - DRUMS
- Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens) -
EOL
- (Kansas)
- FAMILY SERRANIDAE - SEA BASSES
- FAMILY SILLAGINIDAE - SMELT-WHITINGS
- FAMILY SINIPERCIDAE
- FAMILY SPARIDAE - PORGIES
- FAMILY SYMPHYSANODONTIDAE
- FAMILY TERAPONTIDAE - GRUNTERS
- FAMILY TOXOTIDAE - ARCHERFISHES
- SUBORDER SCOMBROLABRACOIDEI
- FAMILY SCOMBROLABRACIDAE
- Longfin Escolar (Scombrolabrax heterolepis) -
EOL
- SUBORDER TRACHINOIDEI
- FAMILY AMMODYTIDAE - SAND LANCES
- FAMILY CHAMPSODONTIDAE
- FAMILY TRACHINIDAE
- Greater Weever (Trachinus draco) -
EOL
- FAMILY TRICHODONTIDAE
- FAMILY TRICHONOTIDAE
- FAMILY URANOSCOPIDAE - STARGAZERS
- SUBORDER ZOARCOIDEI
- FAMILY ANARHICHADIDAE - WOLFFISHES
- Wolf Eel (Anarrhichthys ocellatus) -
NOAH
EOL
- Omaha Zoo
- FAMILY CRYPTACANTHODIDAE - WRYMOUTHS
- FAMILY PHOLIDAE - GUNNELS
- FAMILY PTILICHTHYIDAE - QUILLFISHES
- FAMILY STICHAEIDAE - PRICKLEBACKS
- FAMILY ZAPRORIDAE - PROWFISH
- FAMILY ZOARCIDAE - EELPOUTS
The order Spariformes...
The order Tetrapontiformes...
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- SUBORDER ANOPLOPOMATOIDEI
- FAMILY ANOPLOPOMATIDAE - SABLEFISHES
- Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) -
EOL
- SUBORDER COTTOIDEI
- SUPERFAMILY COTTOIDEA
- FAMILY ABYSSOCOTTIDAE
- FAMILY AGONIDAE - POACHERS
- FAMILY COMEPHORIDAE - BAIKAL OILFISHES
- FAMILY COTTIDAE - SCULPINS
- Banded Sculpin (Cottus carolinae) -
EOL
- (Kansas)
- FAMILY COTTOCOMEPHORIDAE
- FAMILY EREUNIIDAE
- FAMILY HEMITRIPTERIDAE
- FAMILY PSYCHROLUTIDAE - FATHEAD SCULPINS
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FAMILY RHAMPHOCOTTIDAE
- Grunt Sculpin (Rhamphocottus richardsonii) -
NOAH
EOL
- Omaha Zoo
- SUPERFAMILY CYCLOPTEROIDEA
- FAMILY CYCLOPTERIDAE - LUMPFISHES
- FAMILY LIPARIDAE - SNAILFISHES
- SUBORDER HEXAGRAMMOIDEI
- FAMILY HEXAGRAMMIDAE - GREENLINGS
- Blue Cod (Ophiodon elongatus) -
EOL
- FAMILY ZANIOLEPIDIDAE - COMBFISHES
- SUBORDER NORMANICHTHYIODEI
- FAMILY NORMANICHTHYIDAE
- Camotillo (Normanichthys crockeri) -
EOL
- (Pacific Coast of South America)
- SUBORDER PLATYCEPHALOIDEI
- FAMILY BEMBRIDAE - DEEPWATER FLATHEADS
- FAMILY HOPLICHTHYIDAE - GHOST FLATHEADS
- FAMILY PARABEMBRIDAE
- FAMILY PERISTEDIIDAE - ARMORED GURNARDS
- FAMILY PLATYCEPHALIDAE - FLATHEADS
- Tentacled Flathead (Papilloculiceps longiceps) -
EOL
- FAMILY PLECTROGENIDAE
- FAMILY TRIGLIDAE - SEAROBINS
- Grey Gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus) -
EOL
- SUBORDER SCORPAENOIDEI
- FAMILY APISTIDAE
- FAMILY APLOACTINIDAE - VELVETFISHES
- FAMILY CARACANTHIDAE - ORBICULAR VELVETFISHES
- FAMILY CONGIOPODIDAE - RACEHORSES
- FAMILY GNATHANACANTHIDAE
- Red Velvetfish (Gnathanacanthus goetzeei) -
EOL
- FAMILY NEOSEBASTIDAE
- FAMILY PATAECIDAE - AUSTRALIAN PROWLFISHES
- FAMILY SCORPAENIDAE - SCORPIONFISHES
- Weedy Scorpionfish (Rhinopias frondosa) -
NOAH
EOL
- Omaha Zoo
- Decoy Scorpionfish (Iracundus signifer) -
EOL
- Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans) -
EOL
- FAMILY SEBASTIDAE
- FAMILY SETARCHIDAE
- FAMILY SYNANCEIIDAE
- FAMILY TETRAROGIDAE
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- SUPERFAMILY BALISTOIDEA
- FAMILY BALISTIDAE - TRIGGERFISHES
- Blackbar Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus) -
EOL
- FAMILY MONACANTHIDAE
- SUPERFAMILY OSTRACIOIDEA
- FAMILY ARACANIDAE
- FAMILY OSTRACIIDAE - BOXFISHES
- SUPERFAMILY TRIACANTHOIDEA
- FAMILY TRIACANTHIDAE - TRIPLESPINES
- FAMILY TRIACANTHODIDAE - SPIKEFISHES
- SUBORDER TETRAODONTOIDEI
- FAMILY DIODONTIDAE - PORCUPINEFISHES
- FAMILY MOLIDAE - MOLAS
- FAMILY TRIODONTIDAE
- SUPERFAMILY TETRAODONTOIDEA
- FAMILY TETRAODONTIDAE - PUFFERS
- Starry Puffer (Arothron stellatus) -
EOL
- Sharpnose Puffer (Canthigaster rostrata) -
EOL
The order Uranoscopiformes...
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