living organisms see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Superkingdom Eukaryotae see Domain Eukaryota Chatton, 1925
     Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
       Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see [unranked] Eumetazoa Bütschli, 1910
         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
           Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
             Class Osteichthyes Huxley, 1880 - bony fishes see [unranked] Euteleostomi
               Subclass Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes see Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891
                 Order Perciformes Rafinesque, 1810 - perches
                   Suborder Percoidei Rafinesque, 1810
                     01 Family Centropomidae Poey, 1868
                     02 Family [Chandidae] Norman, 1955 see Family Ambassidae
                     03 Family Percichthyidae Jordan & Eigenman, 1890 - temperate basses
                     04 Family Serranidae Regan, 1913 - sea basses and groupers
                     05 Family Grammistidae see Subfamily Grammistinae
                     06 Family Pseudochromidae - dottybacks
                     07 Family Pseudogrammatidae see Subfamily Grammistinae
                     07 Family Pseudogrammidae see Subfamily Grammistinae
                     08 Family Grammatidae - basslets
                     08 Family Grammidae see Family Grammatidae
                     09 Family Plesiopidae
                     10 Family Pseudoplesiopidae see Subfamily Pseudoplesiopinae
                     11 Family Anisochromidae see Subfamily Anisochrominae
                     12 Family Acanthoclinidae see Subfamily Acanthoclininae
                     13 Family Glaucosomatidae
                     13 Family Glaucosomidae see Family Glaucosomatidae
                     14 Family Teraponidae see Family Terapontidae
                     15 Family Banjosidae
                     16 Family Kuhliidae - flagtails
                     17 Family Centrarchidae Regan, 1913 - sunfishes and freshwater basses
                     18 Family Priacanthidae - bigeyes
                     19 Family Apogonidae Bonaparte, 1846 - cardinalfishes
                     20 Family Acropomatidae Gill, 1891 - lanternbellies
                     21 Family Percidae Rafinesque, 1815 - perches and darters
                     22 Family Sillaginidae - sillagos
                     23 Family Branchiostegidae see Family Malacanthidae
                     25 Family Labracoglossidae see Family Kyphosidae
                     26 Family Lactariidae - false trevallies
                     27 Family Pomatomidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896 - bluefishes
                     28 Family Rachycentridae - cobias
                     29 Family Echeneidae Rafinesque, 1815 - remoras and sharksuckers see Family Echeneididae Rafinesque, 1815
                     29 Family Echeneididae Rafinesque, 1815
                     30 Family Carangidae Rafinesque, 1815 - jacks
                     31 Family Coryphaenidae Rafinesque, 1815 - dolphins
                     32 Family Formionidae see Family Carangidae Rafinesque, 1815
                     33 Family Menidae Gill, 1885 - moonfishes
                     34 Family Leiognathidae - ponyfishes
                     35 Family Bramidae - pomfrets
                     36 Family Caristiidae - veilfins
                     37 Family Arripidae - Australian salmons
                     38 Family Centracanthidae Fowler, 1925 (1829)
                     39 Family Inermiidae - bonnetmouths
                     40 Family Emmelichthyidae - rovers
                     41 Family Lutjanidae Gill, 1861 - snappers
                     42 Family Nemipteridae Regan, 1930 - threadfin breams and spinycheeks
                     43 Family Lobotidae - tripletails
                     44 Family Gerreidae Bleeker, 1859 - mojarras
                     45 Family Haemulidae Gill, 1885 - grunts
                     46 Family Lethrinidae - emperors
                     47 Family Pentapodidae see Family Nemipteridae Regan, 1930
                     48 Family Sparidae Jordan & Evermann, 1898 - porgys and seabreams
                     49 Family Sciaenidae Günther, 1860 - croakers and drums
                     50 Family Mullidae Rafinesque, 1815 - goatfishes
                     51 Family Monodactylidae - moonies
                     52 Family Pempheridae - sweepers
                     52 Family Pempherididae see Family Pempheridae
                     53 Family Leptobramidae - beachsalmon
                     54 Family Bathyclupeidae - bathyclupeids
                     55 Family Toxotidae - archerfishes
                     56 Family Coracinidae see Family Dichistiidae
                     57 Family Girellidae see Subfamily Girellinae
                     58 Family Kyphosidae - sea chubs
                     59 Family Scorpididae see Subfamily Scorpidinae
                     60 Family Ephippididae see Family Ephippidae
                     61 Family Scatophagidae - scats
                     62 Family Rhinoprenidae see Family Ephippidae
                     63 Family Chaetodontidae Rafinesque, 1815 - butterflyfishes
                     64 Family Enoplosidae - oldwives
                     65 Family Pentacerotidae - armorheads
                     66 Family Nandidae - leaffishes
                     67 Family Oplegnathidae - knifejaws
                     68 Family Embiotocidae - surfperches
                     69 Family Cichlidae Heckel, 1840 - cichlids
                     70 Family Pomacentridae Günther, 1862 - damselfishes and anemonefishes
                     71 Family Gadopsidae see Family Percichthyidae Jordan & Eigenman, 1890
                     72 Family Cirrhitidae - hawkfishes
                     73 Family Chironemidae - kelpfishes
                     74 Family Aplodactylidae
                     75 Family Cheilodactylidae - fingerfins
                     76 Family Latrididae see Family Latridae
                     77 Family Owstoniidae see Family Cepolidae Rafinesque, 1815
                     78 Family Cepolidae Rafinesque, 1815 - bandfishes