Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Actinopteri - (Order) Acropomatiformes

Phylogeny

Not Monophyletic

Ref: R. Betancur-R et al., 2017: 29 ("not monophyletic in Fig. 2").

Current position

Acropomatiformes (Order)

Ref: R. van der Laan et al., 2021: (14 Mar 2025); ECoF(14 Mar 2025).

Alternative positions

Pempheriformes (Order)	Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 84.
Percoidea (Superfamily) Rafinesque, 1815	Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 434.
Percoidei (Suborder) Bleeker, 1859	Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong, 2011: 34.

Historical positions

Pempheriformes (Order)	Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 84.
Pempheriformes (Order)	Ref: R. Betancur-R et al., 2017: 29.
Percoidea (Superfamily) Rafinesque, 1815	Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 434.
Percoidei (Suborder) Bleeker, 1859	Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 2004-2016: 24 Jan 2006.
Percoidei (Suborder) Bleeker, 1859	Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong, 2011: 34.
Percoidea (Superfamily) Rafinesque, 1815	Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 344.
Percoidei (Suborder) Bleeker, 1859	Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998: 2476.
Perciformes (Order) Bleeker, 1859	Ref: 1998
Percoidei (Suborder) Bleeker, 1859	Ref: R.A. Fritzsche, 1982: 916.

Number of Subtaxa

2025	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	2g;8s; †1g
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 8 Sep 2025	[2g;8s]
2011	W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong: 34	8g;32s
2006	J.S. Nelson: 344	[8g]
1982	R.A. Fritzsche: 916	1g;3?s