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Order Teleostei 🍽️ 69 Edible 🎣 55 Game Fish ⚠️ 2 Venomous

Centrarchiformes

Families
16
Species
274
Max Length
180 cm
Max Weight
113.5 kg
Avg Trophic
3.28
Threatened
9

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Class
Teleostei
Order
Centrarchiformes
Family
Cirrhitidae
Family
Percichthyidae
Family
Terapontidae
Family
Kyphosidae
+12 more
Families

🌐 Geographic Distribution

United States
25 spp.
Mexico
25 spp.
Mozambique
15 spp.
Mauritius
14 spp.
New Zealand
13 spp.
Kenya
13 spp.
China
13 spp.
Chile
12 spp.
Tanzania
11 spp.
Japan
11 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

omnivore
54%
7
carnivore
31%
4
herbivore
8%
1
piscivore
8%
1
Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
450 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
132
🌊 Marine
130
🔄 Diadromous
12

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
NT
VU
DD
Least Concern 109
Near Threatened 17
Vulnerable 14
Endangered 13
Critically Endangered 4
Data Deficient 17