Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

The Perch-like fish (Perciformes) order has 6,223 species in the Guppies.za.net fish encyclopedia, 1,537 of which are kept in home aquariums.

Families

Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes (Acanthuridae) 72 species, 59 aquarium
Lanternbellies, temperate ocean-basses (Acropomatidae) 16 species
Bagless glassfishes (Amarsipidae) 1 species
Asiatic glassfishes (Ambassidae) 34 species, 5 aquarium
Sand lances (Ammodytidae) 16 species
Climbing gouramies (Anabantidae) 16 species, 13 aquarium
Wolffishes (Anarhichadidae) 5 species, 2 aquarium
Marblefishes (Aplodactylidae) 4 species
Cardinalfishes (Apogonidae) 211 species, 14 aquarium
Ariommatids (Ariommatidae) 6 species
Australian salmon (Arripidae) 4 species
Barbled plunderfishes (Artedidraconidae) 4 species
Chameleonfishes (Badidae) 2 species, 2 aquarium
Banjofishes (Banjosidae) 1 species
Deep-sea scalyfins (Bathyclupeidae) 1 species
Antarctic dragonfishes (Bathydraconidae) 3 species
Ronquils (Bathymasteridae) 5 species, 2 aquarium
Combtooth blennies (Blenniidae) 207 species, 72 aquarium
Thornfishes (Bovichtidae) 2 species
Pomfrets (Bramidae) 20 species
Fusiliers (Caesionidae) 20 species
Splendid perches (Callanthiidae) 5 species
Dragonets (Callionymidae) 77 species, 12 aquarium
Boarfishes (Caproidae) 7 species
Jacks and pompanos (Carangidae) 142 species, 19 aquarium
Manefishes (Caristiidae) 1 species
Picarels (Centracanthidae) 6 species
Sunfishes (Centrarchidae) 31 species, 10 aquarium
False scorpionfishes (Centrogenyidae) 1 species
Medusafishes (Centrolophidae) 25 species
Snooks (Centropomidae) 12 species
Bandfishes (Cepolidae) 8 species
Pike-, tube- and flagblennies (Chaenopsidae) 69 species, 7 aquarium
Butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae) 123 species, 110 aquarium
Crocodile toothfishes (Champsodontidae) 2 species
Crocodile icefishes (Channichthyidae) 17 species
Snakeheads (Channidae) 16 species, 7 aquarium
Morwongs (Cheilodactylidae) 23 species, 1 aquarium
Torrentfish (Cheimarrichthyidae) 1 species
Snaketooth fishes (Chiasmodontidae) 1 species
Kelpfishes (Chironemidae) 4 species
Cichlids (Cichlidae) 366 species, 222 aquarium
Hawkfishes (Cirrhitidae) 20 species, 12 aquarium
Clinids (Clinidae) 77 species, 1 aquarium
Dolphinfishes (Coryphaenidae) 2 species
Sandburrowers (Creediidae) 9 species
Wrymouths (Cryptacanthodidae) 3 species
Sand stargazers (Dactyloscopidae) 30 species
Freshwater tripletails (Datnioididae) 3 species, 2 aquarium
Galjoen fishes (Dichistiidae) 2 species
Long-finned pike (Dinolestidae) 1 species
Cavebasses (Dinopercidae) 2 species
Sicklefishes (Drepaneidae) 3 species, 2 aquarium
Remoras (Echeneidae) 8 species, 1 aquarium
Patagonian blennies (Eleginopsidae) 1 species
Sleepers (Eleotridae) 86 species, 12 aquarium
Surfperches (Embiotocidae) 19 species, 6 aquarium
Rovers (Emmelichthyidae) 8 species
Oldwife (Enoplosidae) 1 species, 1 aquarium
Spadefishes, batfishes and scats (Ephippidae) 14 species, 6 aquarium
Deepwater cardinalfishes (Epigonidae) 12 species
Snake mackerels (Gempylidae) 23 species
Mojarras (Gerreidae) 48 species
Pearl perches (Glaucosomatidae) 4 species
Gobies (Gobiidae) 727 species, 134 aquarium
Basslets (Grammatidae) 12 species, 9 aquarium
Grunts (Haemulidae) 114 species, 23 aquarium
Barbeled grunters (Hapalogenyidae) 5 species
Spiny plunderfishes (Harpagiferidae) 8 species
Kissing gourami (Helostomatidae) 1 species
Oceanic basslets (Howellidae) 2 species
Ragfish (Icosteidae) 1 species
Bonnetmouths (Inermiidae) 1 species
Billfishes (Istiophoridae) 18 species
Sand darters (Kraemeriidae) 3 species
Aholeholes (Kuhliidae) 5 species, 3 aquarium
Nurseryfishes (Kurtidae) 2 species
Sea chubs (Kyphosidae) 34 species, 4 aquarium
Wrasses (Labridae) 356 species, 198 aquarium
Labrisomids (Labrisomidae) 87 species, 6 aquarium
False trevallies (Lactariidae) 1 species
Asian seaperches (Lateolabracidae) 2 species
Lates perches (Latidae) 11 species, 1 aquarium
Trumpeters (Latridae) 5 species
Slimys, slipmouths or ponyfishes (Leiognathidae) 34 species
Beachsalmon (Leptobramidae) 1 species
Southern sandfishes (Leptoscopidae) 4 species
Emperors or scavengers (Lethrinidae) 37 species, 1 aquarium
Tripletails (Lobotidae) 2 species, 1 aquarium
Snappers (Lutjanidae) 105 species, 19 aquarium
Louvar (Luvaridae) 1 species
Tilefishes (Malacanthidae) 35 species, 11 aquarium
Moonfish (Menidae) 1 species
Wormfishes (Microdesmidae) 17 species, 3 aquarium
Moonyfishes or fingerfishes (Monodactylidae) 5 species, 3 aquarium
Temperate basses (Moronidae) 6 species, 1 aquarium
Goatfishes (Mullidae) 61 species, 13 aquarium
Asian leaffishes (Nandidae) 7 species, 6 aquarium
Roosterfish (Nematistiidae) 1 species
Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams (Nemipteridae) 62 species, 3 aquarium
Driftfishes (Nomeidae) 16 species
Cod icefishes (Nototheniidae) 38 species
Cales and weed-whitings (Odacidae) 12 species, 2 aquarium
Freshwater sleepers (Odontobutidae) 1 species, 1 aquarium
Jawfishes (Opistognathidae) 50 species, 9 aquarium
Knifejaws (Oplegnathidae) 7 species
Gouramies (Osphronemidae) 43 species, 38 aquarium
Jutjaws (Parascorpididae) 1 species
Sweepers (Pempheridae) 17 species, 3 aquarium
Armorheads (Pentacerotidae) 12 species, 3 aquarium
Temperate perches (Percichthyidae) 19 species, 4 aquarium
Perches (Percidae) 215 species, 3 aquarium
Duckbills (Percophidae) 13 species
Gunnels (Pholidae) 11 species, 3 aquarium
Convict blenny (Pholidichthyidae) 1 species, 1 aquarium
Sandperches (Pinguipedidae) 39 species, 8 aquarium
Roundheads (Plesiopidae) 34 species, 9 aquarium
Leaffishes (Polycentridae) 2 species, 2 aquarium
Threadfins (Polynemidae) 42 species, 4 aquarium
Wreckfishes (Polyprionidae) 3 species
Angelfishes (Pomacanthidae) 84 species, 65 aquarium
Damselfishes (Pomacentridae) 333 species, 116 aquarium
Bluefishes (Pomatomidae) 1 species
Bigeyes or catalufas (Priacanthidae) 15 species, 7 aquarium
Catadromous icefishes (Pseudaphritidae) 1 species, 1 aquarium
Dottybacks (Pseudochromidae) 97 species, 27 aquarium
Dartfishes (Ptereleotridae) 25 species, 12 aquarium
Quillfish (Ptilichthyidae) 1 species
Cobia (Rachycentridae) 1 species
Loach gobies (Rhyacichthyidae) 1 species
Parrotfishes (Scaridae) 85 species, 44 aquarium
Scats (Scatophagidae) 3 species, 3 aquarium
Infantfishes (Schindleriidae) 2 species
Drums or croakers (Sciaenidae) 230 species, 16 aquarium
Mackerels, tunas, bonitos (Scombridae) 53 species
Longfin escolars (Scombrolabracidae) 1 species
Gnomefishes (Scombropidae) 2 species
Graveldivers (Scytalinidae) 1 species
Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets (Serranidae) 377 species, 69 aquarium
Rabbitfishes (Siganidae) 27 species, 14 aquarium
Smelt-whitings (Sillaginidae) 31 species, 1 aquarium
Porgies (Sparidae) 121 species, 9 aquarium
Barracudas (Sphyraenidae) 23 species, 1 aquarium
Pricklebacks (Stichaeidae) 39 species, 4 aquarium
Butterfishes (Stromateidae) 13 species
Slopefishes (Symphysanodontidae) 10 species
Grunters or tigerperches (Terapontidae) 44 species, 3 aquarium
Squaretails (Tetragonuridae) 3 species
Archerfishes (Toxotidae) 6 species, 2 aquarium
Weeverfishes (Trachinidae) 8 species, 1 aquarium
Cutlassfishes (Trichiuridae) 38 species
Sandfishes (Trichodontidae) 2 species, 1 aquarium
Sanddivers (Trichonotidae) 5 species, 1 aquarium
Threefin blennies (Tripterygiidae) 119 species, 6 aquarium
Stargazers (Uranoscopidae) 30 species, 2 aquarium
Collared wrigglers (Xenisthmidae) 7 species
Swordfish (Xiphiidae) 1 species
Moorish idol (Zanclidae) 1 species, 1 aquarium
Prowfish (Zaproridae) 1 species
Eelpouts (Zoarcidae) 68 species, 2 aquarium