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Perciformes, zool.: Perciformes, Percomorphi, Acanthopteri, de.: Barschartige

The order of Perciformes (zoolologically also called Percomorphi or Acanthopteri) is a large zoological order within fish. It contains 15 suborders and 120 families. Their shared characteristic are two dorsal fins of which one is spiny and the other soft-rayed. Those two dorsal fins are often connected but may be separated as well. Furthermore do fish of this order not have a connection between their gas bladder and intestines.

To the order of Perciformes belong among others:

• eelpouts
• Old world silversides
• barracudas
• cichlids
• gunnels
• surgeonfishes
• labyrinth fishes
• wrasses
• mackerels
• grey mullets
• red mullets
• breams
• parrot fishes
• sandlances
• mudskipper
• combtooth blenny
• snapper
• archer fishes
• swordfish
• horse mackerels
• tuna
• grouper