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Percomorpha
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Percomorpha

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Also known as Percomorph, Percomorphs

Percomorpha () is an extremely large and diverse clade of ray-finned fish. With more than 17,000 known species (including tuna, seahorses, gobies, cichlids, flatfish, wrasse, perches, anglerfish, and pufferfish) known from both marine and freshwater ecosystems, it is the most speciose clade of extant vertebrates.

Museum specimens

Specimen records
6
Collections
LACM, KU
Recorded in
Trinidad And Tobago, Mexico, United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Acanthopterygii
Image
Siganus corallinus.jpg
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taxon name
Percomorpha
taxon rank
superorder
topic's main category
Category:Percomorpha
taxon synonym
Percomorphaceae
subject has role
synonym
taxon synonym of
Percomorphaceae

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