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Percomorpha

Actinopteri

Sister taxa
Gobiida, Ophidiida, Ovalentaria, Pelagia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Percomorpha Nolf and Dockery III p. 8
2008Percomorpha Friedman
2011Percomorpha Long p. 244
2014Percomorpha Bannikov p. 26
2016Percomorpha Nelson et al. p. 314
2019Percomorpha Ebersole et al. p. 166
2024Percomorpha Ebersole et al. p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
Percomorpha
Percomorpha

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Fm. †Cephalacanthidae Berg 1940
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G. †Cephalacanthus Lacépède 1802
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G. †Pterygocephalus Agassiz 1835
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Pterygocephalus paradoxus Agassiz 1835
Unr. †Gobiida Lin et al. 2015
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Gobiida bicornuta Lin et al. 2015
Gobiida brioche Lin et al. 2015
G. †Kelemejtubus Cantalice and Alvarado-Ortega 2017
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Kelemejtubus castroi Cantalice and Alvarado-Ortega 2017
G. †Nardoichthys Sorbini and Bannikov 1992
Unr. Ovalentaria Smith and Near 2012
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Invalid names: Draconettidae [empty]
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G. Antigonia Lowe 1843
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Antigonia angusta Stinton and Nolf 1970
Antigonia artata Schwarzhans 2019
Antigonia capros Löwe 1843
Antigonia fornicata Stinton 1962
Antigonia postangusta Holec 1975
Antigonia veronensis Sorbini 1983
G. †Cylindracanthus Leidy 1856
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Cylindracanthus acus Cope 1870
Cylindracanthus bisulcatus Arambourg and Joleaud 1943
Cylindracanthus gigas Woodward 1888
Cylindracanthus isnusris Udovichenko and Nessov 1987
Cylindracanthus rectus Agassiz 1843
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Invalid names: Acrotidae [empty]
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G. †Hemirhabdorhynchus Casier 1946
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G. Istiophorus Lacépède 1802
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Istiophorus antiquus Leidy 1855
Istiophorus parvulus Marsh 1869
Istiophorus platypterus Shaw and Nodder 1792
Invalid names: Brachyrhynchus Van Beneden 1871 [synonym], Encheiziphius Rutimeyer 1857 [synonym]
G. Makaira Lacépède 1802
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Makaira belgicus Leriche 1926
Makaira indica Cuvier 1832
Makaira nigricans Lacépède 1802
Makaira panamensis Fierstine 1978
Makaira purdyi Fierstine 1999
Makaira teretirostris Van Beneden 1871
G. †Marlina Grey 1928
G. Tetrapturus Rafinesque 1810
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Tetrapturus albidus Poey 1860
Invalid names: Istiophorus solidus Van Beneden 1871 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. Sphyraenidae [barracuda]
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G. †Parasphyraena Switchenska 1968
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Parasphyraena apscheronica Switchenska 1968
G. Sphyraena Artedi 1793 [barracuda]
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Sphyraena amici Agassiz 1843
Sphyraena argentea Girard 1854
Sphyraena barracuda Edwards 1771
Sphyraena bognorensis Casier 1966
Sphyraena bolcensis Agassiz 1835
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Invalid names: Sphyraena gracilis Agassiz 1843 [synonym]
Sphyraena crassidens de Beaufort 1926
Sphyraena croatica Gorjanović-Kramberger 1882
Sphyraena cunhai Silva-Santos and Travassos 1960
Sphyraena egleri Silva-Santos and Travassos 1960
Sphyraena fajumensis Dames 1883
Sphyraena hansfuchsi Schubert 1906
Sphyraena intermedia Bassani 1889
Sphyraena kugleri Casier 1966
Sphyraena longimana Arambourg 1966
Sphyraena lugardi White 1926
Sphyraena major Leidy 1855
Sphyraena malembeensis Dartevelle and Casier 1943
Sphyraena muelleri Schwarzhans 1994
Sphyraena pannonica Weiler 1938
Sphyraena senni Casier 1966
Sphyraena sternbergensis Winkler 1975
Sphyraena striata Casier 1946
Sphyraena substriata Münster 1846
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Invalid names: Saurocephalus inequalis Münster 1846 [synonym], Sphyraena olisiponensis Jonet 1966 [synonym]
Sphyraena suessi Gorjanović-Kramberger 1882
Sphyraena tyrolensis von Meyer 1863
Sphyraena viannai Dartevelle and Casier 1949
Sphyraena viennensis Steindachner 1859
Sphyraena weberi Leriche 1954
Sphyraena winkleri Lawley 1876
Fm. Xiphiidae Swainson 1839 [sword fish]
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G. †Embalorhynchus Marsh 1869
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Embalorhynchus kinnei Marsh 1869
G. †Glyptorhynchus Leriche
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Glyptorhynchus compressus Leriche 1936
Subfm. Xiphiinae Swainson 1839
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G. †Rotundorhynchus Monsch 2004
G. †Tamesichthys Casier 1966
G. Xiphias Linnaeus 1758 [sword fish]
Invalid names: Istiophorini Lutken 1875 [empty], Xiphiorhynchini Regan 1909 [empty]
Subfm. †Xiphiorhynchinae Regan 1909
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G. †Thalattorhynchus Schultz 1987
G. †Xiphiorhynchus Van Beneden 1871
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Xiphiorhynchus courcelli Arambourg 1927
Xiphiorhynchus elegans Van Beneden 1871
Xiphiorhynchus eocaenicus Woodward 1901
Xiphiorhynchus kimblalocki Fierstine and Applegate 1974
Xiphiorhynchus parvus Casier 1966
Xiphiorhynchus rotundus Monsch et al. 2005
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G. Ammodytes Linnaeus 1758
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Ammodytes antipae Pauca 1929
Ammodytes antipai Pauca 1929
G. †Ammodytidarum Bonaparte 1832
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Ammodytidarum inconspectus Schwarzhans 2007
G. †Gymnammodytes Duncker and Mohr 1935
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Gymnammodytes oranensis Carnevale 2004
G. Hyperoplus Guenther 1862
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G. †Champsodon Günther 1867
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Champsodon grossheimi Danil'chenko 1960
Champsodon timaruensis Schwarzhans 2019
Champsodon vonderhochti Schwarzhans 2007
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G. †Awamoa Schwarzhans 2019
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Awamoa kaawa Schwarzhans 2019
G. Leptoscopus Gill 1859
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Leptoscopus atavus Schwarzhans 2019
Leptoscopus focosus Schwarzhans 1980
Leptoscopus progressus Schwarzhans 1980
G. Lesueurina Fowler 1908
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Lesueurina transoceana Schwarzhans et al. 2017
G. †Neopercis Steindachner 1884
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Neopercis mesogea Arambourg 1927
G. †Waitahana Schwarzhans 2019
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Waitahana sagittiformis Schwarzhans 1980
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G. Trachinus Linnaeus 1758
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Trachinus acutus Weiler 1942
Trachinus biscissus Koken 1884
Trachinus draco Linnaeus 1758
Trachinus falcatus Schwarzhans 2007
Trachinus janeti Priem 1911
Invalid names: Cheimarrhichthyidae [empty], Trichonotidae [empty]
Invalid names: Gobiesociformes [empty], Grammatidae [empty], Moroniformes [empty], Scombrolabraciformes [empty]
Invalid names: Ophidiida [empty], Pelagia Miya et al. 2013 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available