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Order Ray-finned fishes 🍽️ 1,152 Edible 🎣 639 Game Fish ⚠️ 166 Venomous

Perch-like fishes

Perciformes

The largest order of vertebrates, including many commercially important species.

Families
113
Species
10,000
Max Length
458 cm
Max Weight
684.0 kg
Avg Trophic
3.48
Threatened
41

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
626 spp.
Mozambique
332 spp.
Seychelles
274 spp.
Mauritius
264 spp.
Kenya
255 spp.
Canada
235 spp.
Brazil
230 spp.
Tanzania
208 spp.
United States
202 spp.
Chile
195 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

herbivore
30%
6
carnivore
25%
5
piscivore
15%
3
planktivore
15%
3
omnivore
10%
2
filter feed
5%
1
Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
8,336 m

🌿 Families in Order Perciformes

113 families
Family
Scombridae
Mackerels, tunas, and bonitos
Fast-swimming, mostly marine fish including the commercially important tunas and mackerels...
54 sp. View family
Family
Carangidae
Jacks and pompanos
A large family of marine fish found in tropical and subtropical oceans.
133 sp. View family
Family
Coryphaenidae
Mahi mahi and pompano dolphinfish
A small family of pelagic marine fish known for their brilliant iridescent colours.
2 sp. View family
Family
Pomacentridae
405 species within order Perciformes.
405 sp. View family
Family
Labridae
674 species within order Perciformes.
674 sp. View family
Family
Zoarcidae
282 species within order Perciformes.
282 sp. View family
Family
Sebastidae
133 species within order Perciformes.
133 sp. View family
Family
Pseudochromidae
143 species within order Perciformes.
143 sp. View family
Family
Plesiopidae
50 species within order Perciformes.
50 sp. View family
Family
Liparidae
431 species within order Perciformes.
431 sp. View family
Family
Cottidae
228 species within order Perciformes.
228 sp. View family
Family
Triglidae
132 species within order Perciformes.
132 sp. View family
Family
Lethrinidae
43 species within order Perciformes.
43 sp. View family
Family
Anthiadidae
190 species within order Perciformes.
190 sp. View family
Family
Malacanthidae
47 species within order Perciformes.
47 sp. View family
Family
Epinephelidae
209 species within order Perciformes.
209 sp. View family
Family
Peristediidae
42 species within order Perciformes.
42 sp. View family
Family
Bembropidae
23 species within order Perciformes.
23 sp. View family
Family
Lutjanidae
115 species within order Perciformes.
115 sp. View family
Family
Scorpaenidae
222 species within order Perciformes.
222 sp. View family
Family
Percidae
242 species within order Perciformes.
242 sp. View family
Family
Bathydraconidae
18 species within order Perciformes.
18 sp. View family
Family
Pinguipedidae
96 species within order Perciformes.
96 sp. View family
Family
Tetrarogidae
37 species within order Perciformes.
37 sp. View family
Family
Priacanthidae
22 species within order Perciformes.
22 sp. View family
Family
Psychrolutidae
38 species within order Perciformes.
38 sp. View family
Family
Hexagrammidae
10 species within order Perciformes.
10 sp. View family
Family
Platycephalidae
82 species within order Perciformes.
82 sp. View family
Family
Sparidae
150 species within order Perciformes.
150 sp. View family
Family
Ammodytidae
33 species within order Perciformes.
33 sp. View family
Family
Sciaenidae
292 species within order Perciformes.
292 sp. View family
Family
Stichaeidae
57 species within order Perciformes.
57 sp. View family
Family
Sphyraenidae
29 species within order Perciformes.
29 sp. View family
Family
Haemulidae
128 species within order Perciformes.
128 sp. View family
Family
Congiopodidae
6 species within order Perciformes.
6 sp. View family
Family
Embiotocidae
24 species within order Perciformes.
24 sp. View family

Showing 36 of 113 families. Browse the full list via the species index.

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
5495
💧 Freshwater
447
🔄 Diadromous
120
🌿 Brackish
1

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
DD
Least Concern 2898
Near Threatened 74
Vulnerable 114
Endangered 60
Critically Endangered 25
Extinct 3
Data Deficient 546

🍽️ Nutrition & Mercury Safety

Edible Species
4
Avg Mercury
0.23
ppm · Moderate
Avg Omega-3
416
mg / serving