Perciformes genera

Epinephelus is a genus of marine, ray-finned fish, groupers from the subfamily Epinephelinae, part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. They are predatory fish, largely associated with reefs, and are found in tropical and subtropical seas throughout the world. They are important target species for fisheries.

Argyrosomus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums. The fish in this genus are large and are commonly targeted as game fish.

Acanthistius is a genus of ray-finned fish. Some authors place the genus in the family Anthiadidae, while others consider it to be incertae sedis, where it is not clear which family it belongs to.

Hypoplectrus is a genus of fishes commonly known as hamlets, found mainly in coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, particularly around Florida and the Bahamas. They are a popular choice for hobbyist saltwater aquariums, and come in a variety of colors.

Notolabrus is a genus of wrasses native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the southwestern Pacific Ocean from Australia to New Zealand.

Hapalogenys, the barbeled grunters or velveltchins, is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, it is the only genus in the monotypic family Hapalogenyidae, also spelled Hapalogeniidae. The species of this genus are found in depths between in coastal areas and river mouths from the shores of southern Japan to the Bay of Bengal and Northwestern Australia.

Dotalabrus is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean coasts of Australia.

Odontanthias is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in the family Anthiadidae. Depending on the exact species, they reach up to in standard length, and are brightly marked with pink and yellow. They are found at rocky reefs in deep water, mainly below . The genus is almost entirely restricted to the Indo-Pacific; O. cauoh of the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago and O. hensleyi of the Caribbean are the only species known from outside the Indo-Pacific and evidence indicates that the latter belongs in Anthias.

Notothenia is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Nototheniidae, the notothens or cod icefishes with the species in this genus often having the common name of rockcod. They are native to the Southern Ocean and other waters around Antarctica.

Scatophagus is a genus of ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Scatophagidae. They are found in the Indo-Pacific region. Species in this genus are referred as spotted scats.

Lycodes is a genus of zoarcid fish in the subfamily Lycodinae. It is the most species-rich genus in its taxonomic family as well as in the Arctic Ocean and adjacent waters. They occupy both shallow waters and deeper waters down to 3000 meters. A few species can occur in brackish waters.

Hemanthias is a genus of colourful marine ray-finned fish in the family Anthiadidae. They are found at rocky reefs at depths of in the tropical and subtropical East Pacific and West Atlantic.

Cetoscarus is a genus of parrotfish native to the Indo-Pacific.

Caprodon is a small genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anthiadidae. It contains three species.

Lepidoperca is a small genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anthiadidae. It includes ten species.

Luzonichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in the family Anthiadidae.

Champsocephalus is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Channichthyidae, the crocodile icefishes. They are native to the Southern Ocean.

Tosanoides is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in the family Anthiadidae. They are found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Harpagifer, the spiny plunderfishes is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, belonging to the subfamily Harpagiferinae, it is the only genus in this monotypic subfamily. They are found in the Southern Ocean.

Holanthias is a genus of colourful marine ray-finned fishes in the family Anthiadidae. The two species are restricted to fairly deep reefs in the Southeast Atlantic. Both reach a length of about .

Selenanthias is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Anthiadidae native to the western and central Pacific Ocean.

Pronotogrammus is a genus of colourful marine ray-finned fishes in the family Anthiadidae. They are found at reefs at depths of in the tropical and subtropical East Pacific and West Atlantic.

Dactylanthias is a small genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anthiadidae. It includes only two species from Ambon Island, Indonesia and the Tuamotus, French Polynesia.

Diplectrum, commonly known as sand perches, is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes which is a member of the subfamily Serraninae of the family Serranidae, which includes the groupers and anthias.

Rabaulichthys is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Anthiadidae with four species, ranging sizes from 6 to 6.4 cm long, all of which are found in areas including the Western Central Pacific, Western Pacific, Northwest Pacific, and Western Indian Ocean.

Trematomus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, belonging to the family Nototheniidae, the notothens or cod icefishes. These fishes occur in the Southern Ocean.

Chionodraco is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Channichthyidae, the crocodile icefishes. They are found in the Southern Ocean.

Patagonotothen is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, belonging to the family Nototheniidae, the notothens or cod icefishes. They are native to the southeast Pacific Ocean, southern Atlantic Ocean and the Southern Ocean.

Bembradium is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Plectrogeniidae, the stinger flatheads. These fishes are found in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Parasphyraenops is a small genus of marine ray-finned fishes from the subfamily Serraninae, which is one of three subfamilies in the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and groupers. These fishes are found in the central western Atlantic Ocean.

Pagothenia is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, belonging to the family Nototheniidae, the notothens or cod icefishes. These fishes occur in the Southern Ocean.

Meganthias is a genus of marine ray-finned fish from the family Anthiadidae. They are found in the Indo-Pacific region and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

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Bembrops is a genus of ray-finned fish, it is the type genus of the family Bembropidae.

Nothonotus is a genus or subgenus of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is endemic to the southeastern United States. First proposed as a sub-genus of Etheostoma in 1988, there is still debate regarding the appropriate taxonomic rank of Nothonotus in the literature. Darter species comprise more than 180 of the Percidae taxa.

Chrionema is a genus of ray-finned fish from the family Bembropidae.

Choranthias is a genus of marine ray-finned fish from the family Anthiadidae. The genus was erected in 2012 and the name is a compound of the Greek chora meaning "room" or "space" and anthias meaning a "seafish", a reference to the broken lateral line of this genus compared to the other genera in the family.

Hadropogonichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts.