List ordering and taxonomy complies where possible with the current usage in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), and may differ from the cited source, as listed citations are primarily for range or existence of records for the region. Sub-taxa within any given taxon are arranged alphabetically as a general rule. Synonyms should be listed where useful.
Perciformes (/ˈpɜːrsɪˌfɔːrmiːz/), also called the Acanthopteri, is an order or superorder of ray-finned fish in the clade Percomorpha. Perciformes means "perch-like". Among the well-known members of this group are perches and darters (Percidae), and also sea basses and groupers (Serranidae). This order contains many familiar freshwater temperate and tropical marine fish groups, but also extremophiles that have successfully colonized both the North and South Poles, as well as the deepest depths of the ocean. (Full article...)
Paraliparis copei Goode & Bean, 1896 (Northwest Atlantic, Azores and South Africa. off Cape Point)[1]
Barnard's dwarf snailfish, Psednos micrurus Barnard, 1927, recorded as syn. Paraliparis micrurus (Barnard, 1927) (Cape of Good Hope, southern Indian Ocean and South Pacific)[1]
Sand flathead, Sunagocia arenicola (Schultz, 1966), recorded as syn, Thysanophrys arenicola Schultz, 1966 (Natal north to Seychelles; Chagos archipelago; Indonesia, Australia, Philippines and Marshall Islands)[1][8]
Longsnout flathead Thysanophrys chiltonae Schultz, 1966 (the Red Sea and Indo-West Pacific from northern Natal to Australia)[1]
Fringelip flathead, Sunagocia otaitensis (Cuvier, 1829), recorded as syn. Thysanophrys otaitensis (Cuvier, 1829) (Natal north to Seychelles, and throughout tropical Indo-Pacific).[1][9]
Speckled deepwater scorpionfish Pontinus leda Eschmeyer, 1969 (off west coast from gulf of Guinea to 18°45'S)[1]
Blacklash scorpionfish Pontinus nigerimum Eschmeyer, 1983 (one specimen off Natal)[1]
Popeyed scorpionfish Rhinopias frondosa (Günther, 1891) (Durban north along African coast and east to Japan and Caroline Islands)[1][7]
Bigscale scorpionfish Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 (Algoa bay to Natal)[1]
Guam scorpionfish Scorpaenodes guamensis Quoy and Gaimard, 1824 (Transkei northwards and throughout Indo-West Pacific)[1]
Hairy scorpionfish Scorpaenodes hirsutus (Smith, 1957) (Sodwana Bay northwards, scattered localities in Indo-West Pacific to Hawaii and Tahiti)[1]
Dwarf scorpionfish Scorpaenodes kelloggi (Jenkins, 1903) (Sodwana bay and scattered localities in Indo-Pacific, east to Hawaii and Tahiti)[1]
Cheekspot scorpionfish, Scorpaenodes evides (Jordan & Thompson, 1914), recorded as syn. Scorpaenodes littoralis (Tanaka, 1917) (a few specimens from deep reefs off Natal; also scattered localities in Indo-West Pacific)[1][11]
Coral scorpionfish Scorpaenodes parvipinnis (Garrett, 1863) (Durban northwards; widespread on coral reefs throughout Indo-West Pacific)[1]
Blotchfin scorpionfish Scorpaenodes varipinnis Smith, 1957 (Sodwana bay and northwards in western Indian Ocean)[1]
Bigmouth scorpionfish Scorpaenopsis brevifrons Eschmeyer and Randall, 1975 (Sodwana bay northward; also at scattered localities in the Indo-Pacific)[1]
African gurnard, streaked gurnard, Chelidonichthys lastoviza (Bonnaterre, 1788), recorded as syn. Trigloporus lastoviza (Bonnaterre, 1788) and Trigloporus lastoviza africanus (Smith, 1934), (St. Sebastian Bay to Port Alfred)[1][15]
Gorgeous swallowtail, Meganthias natalensis (Fowler, 1925), recorded as syn. Holanthias natalensis (Fowler, 1925) (East London to Madagascar and Reunion) [1][16]
Silver streak goldie, Pseudanthias cooperi (Regan, 1902), recorded as syn. Anthias cooperi Regan, 1902, (Natal coast and across Indian ocean to Japan and east coast of Australia)[1][19]
Orangespotted rockcod, Epinephelus coioides (Hamilton, 1822), recorded as syn. Epinephelus suillus (Valenciennes, 1828), (Natal to Persian Gulf)[1][21]
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