Percoidei

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Percoidei is a large and diverse suborder of ray-finned fishes that includes many familiar marine and freshwater species such as perches, basses, and groupers.

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Percoidei canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish suborder
taxon
characteristic ctenoid scales in many species
diverse body shapes and sizes
spiny and soft dorsal fin portions
contains many coastal fishes
many reef-associated fishes
some deep-water fishes
describedAs large and diverse suborder of ray-finned fishes
distribution worldwide
economicImportance aquarium trade
commercial fisheries
recreational fisheries
habitat brackish waters
freshwater
marine waters
includes anemonefishes
basses
butterfly perches (Callanthiidae)
butterflyfishes
cardinalfishes
croakers (Sciaenidae)
damselfishes
drums (Sciaenidae)
emperors (Lethrinidae)
fusiliers (Caesionidae)
goatfishes (Mullidae)
groupers
grunts (Haemulidae)
hawkfishes (Cirrhitidae)
jawfishes (Opistognathidae)
mojarras (Gerreidae)
perches
pilot fishes (Naucratidae)
porgies (Sparidae)
remoras (Echeneidae)
sea basses (Serranidae)
snappers
snook (Centropomidae)
sunfishes (Centrarchidae)
sweetlips (Plectorhinchinae)
threadfin breams (Nemipteridae)
tilefishes (Malacanthidae)
parentTaxon Actinopterygii
Perciformes
Teleostei
subclassOf ray-finned fishes
taxonRank suborder
trophicRole omnivorous fishes
predatory fishes

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Perciformes hasSuborder Percoidei