Superphylum Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - deuterostomes see Infrakingdom Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908
   Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
     Subphylum Craniata auct.
       Infraphylum Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801 - vertebrates
         Superclass Gnathostomata Gegenbaur, 1874 - jawed vertebrates
           Eugnathostomata
             Grade Teleostomi Bonaparte, 1836 see Clade Pan-Osteichthyes Rowe 2004 [Moore & Near 2020]
               Class Osteichthyes Huxley, 1880 - bony fishes and tetrapods see Clade Osteichthyes Huxley 1880 [Moore & Near 2020]
                 Subclass Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes see Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891
                   [crown] Neopterygii Regan, 1923 see Subclass Neopterygii Regan, 1923
                     Division Teleosteomorpha Arratia, 2001 see Infraclass Teleosteomorpha Arratia, 2001
                       Subdivision Teleostei Müller, 1845 - teleosts see Division Teleostei Müller, 1845
                         Supercohort Teleocephala de Pinna, 1996 - crown-group Teleostei
                           Osteoglossocephala Arratia, 2010
                             Clupeocephala Patterson & Rosen, 1977 see Cohort Clupeocephala Patterson & Rosen, 1977
                               Cohort Euteleostei Greenwood et al., 1966 see Subcohort Euteleosteomorpha Greenwood et al., 1966
                                 Zoroteleostei - zoroteleosts
                                   Neoteleostei Nelson, 1969 - neoteleosts see Infracohort Neoteleostei Nelson, 1969
                                     Eurypterygii Rosen, 1973 - eurypterygians see Infracohort Eurypterygia Rosen, 1973
                                       Ctenosquamata - ctenosquamates see Section Ctenosquamata Rosen, 1973
                                         Acanthomorpha Rosen, 1973 - spiny-rayed fishes see Subsection Acanthomorphata Rosen, 1973
                                           Euacanthomorpha Johnson & Patterson, 1993
                                             Superorder Acanthopterygii Rosen & Patterson, 1969 see Division Acanthopterygii Rosen & Patterson, 1969
                                               Series Percomorpha see Division Percomorphacea Wiley & Johnson, 2010
                                                 Order Perciformes Bleeker, 1859 - perches
                                                   Suborder Percoidei Bleeker, 1859
                                                     Superfamily Percoidea Rafinesque, 1815
                                                       01 Family Centropomidae Poey, 1867 - snooks
                                                       02 Family Latidae Jordan, 1888 - giant perches
                                                       03 Family Gerreidae Bleeker, 1859 - mojarras
                                                       04 Family Centrogenyidae Fowler, 1907 - false scorpionfishes
                                                       05 Family Perciliidae Jordan, 1923 - southern basses
                                                       06 Family Howellidae Ogilby, 1899 - lanternbellies
                                                       07 Family Acropomatidae Gill, 1893 - lanternbellies
                                                       08 Family Epigonidae Poey, 1861 - deepwater cardinalfishes
                                                       09 Family Polyprionidae Bleeker, 1874 - wreckfishes
                                                       10 Family Lateolabracidae Springer & Raasch, 1995, nom. nud. - Asian seaperches see Family Lateolabracidae Ghedotti, Davis & Smith, 2018
                                                       11 Family Mullidae Rafinesque, 1815 - goatfishes
                                                       12 Family Glaucosomatidae Jordan & Thompson, 1911 - pearl perches
                                                       13 Family Pempheridae Bleeker, 1859 - sweepers
                                                       14 Family Oplegnathidae Bleeker, 1853 - knifejaws
                                                       15 Family Kuhliidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896 - flagtails
                                                       16 Family Bathyclupeidae Gill, 1896 - deepsea herrings
                                                       17 Family Toxotidae Bleeker, 1859 - archerfishes
                                                       18 Family Arripidae Gill, 1893 - Australian salmons
                                                       19 Family Dichistiidae Smith, 1935 - galjoens
                                                       20 Family Kyphosidae Jordan, 1887 - sea chubs
                                                       21 Family Terapontidae Richardson, 1842 - grunters
                                                       22 Family Percichthyidae Jordan & Eigenmann, 1890 - temperate basses
                                                       23 Family Sinipercidae Jordan & Richardson, 1910 - Chinese perches
                                                       24 Family Enoplosidae Gill, 1893 - oldwives
                                                       25 Family Pentacerotidae Bleeker, 1859 - armorheads
                                                       26 Family Dinopercidae Heemstra & Hecht, 1986 - cavebasses
                                                       27 Family Banjosidae Jordan & Thompson, 1912 - banjofishes
                                                       28 Family Centrarchidae Bleeker, 1859 - sunfishes and freshwater basses
                                                       29 Family Serranidae Swainson, 1839 - sea basses
                                                       30 Family Percidae Rafinesque, 1815 - perches and darters
                                                       31 Family Lactariidae Boulenger, 1904 - false trevallies
                                                       32 Family Dinolestidae Whitley, 1948 - longfinned pikes
                                                       33 Family Scombropidae Gill, 1862 - gnomefishes
                                                       34 Family Pomatomidae Gill, 1863 - bluefishes
                                                       35 Family Bramidae Bonaparte, 1831 - pomfrets
                                                       36 Family Caristiidae Gill & Smith, 1905 - manefishes
                                                       37.1 Family Monodactylidae Jordan & Evermann, 1898 - moonies
                                                       37.2? Family Priacanthidae Günther, 1859 - bigeyes
                                                       38.1 Family Leiognathidae Gill, 1893 - ponyfishes
                                                       38.2 Family Chaetodontidae Rafinesque, 1815 - butterflyfishes
                                                       38.3 Family Pomacanthidae Jordan & Evermann, 1898 - angelfishes
                                                       38.4 Family Malacanthidae Poey, 1861 - tilefishes
                                                       38.5 Family Haemulidae Gill, 1885 - grunts
                                                       38.6 Family Hapalogeniidae Iwatsuki & Russell, 2006, orth. inval. - barbeled grunters see Family Hapalogenyidae Akazaki, 1984, nom. nud.
                                                       38.7.1 Family Lutjanidae Gill, 1861 - snappers
                                                       38.7.2 Family Caesionidae - fusiliers see Subfamily Lutjaninae Gill, 1861