Scientific name Percoidei Length Mahi-mahi: 86 – 140 cm | Phylum Chordata Lifespan Mahi-mahi: 7 years Rank Suborder | |
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Mass European perch: 2.6 kg, Zander: 11 kg Lower classifications Japanese sea bass, Serranidae, Grouper, Carangidae, Snapper |
Percoidei is one of 18 suborders of bony fishes in the order Perciformes. Many commercially harvested fish species are contained in this suborder, including the snappers, jacks, whitings, groupers, basses, perches, and porgies.
Divisions
The Percoidei are further divided into three superfamilies which contain over 50 families and hundreds of genera.
References
Percoidei Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA