List of marine Perciform fishes of South Africa

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This is a sub-list of the List of marine bony fishes of South Africa for perch-like fishes recorded from the oceans bordering South Africa. This list comprises locally used common names, currently accepted scientific names with author citation and recorded ranges. Ranges specified may not be the entire known range for the species, but should include the known range within the waters surrounding the Republic of South Africa. Internationally used common names may also be present where useful.

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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 ( /ˈpɜːrsɪˌfɔːrmz/ ), 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 ). ( Full article... )

Suborder Cottoidei

Family: Psychrolutidae Fatheads

Family: Liparidae Snailfishes

Suborder Percophoidei

Family: Percophidae Duckbills

Suborder Scorpaenoidei

Family: Apistidae

Family: Aploactinidae Velvetfishes

Family: Bembridae

Family: Congiopodidae Horsefishes

Family: Hoplichthyidae Spiny flatheads

Family: Peristediidae Armoured gurnards

Family: Platycephalidae Flatheads

Family: Scorpaenidae

Subfamily: Caracanthinae Coral crouchers

Subfamily: Choradactylinae

Subfamily: Minoinae

Subfamily: Pteroinae

Subfamily: Scorpaeninae

Family: Sebastidae

Family: Setarchidae

Family: Synanceiidae Stonefish

Family: Tetrarogidae Waspfishes

Family: Triglidae Gurnards

Suborder Serranoidei

Family: Serranidae Rockcods (groupers) and seabasses

Subfamily: Anthiadinae

Subfamily: Epinephelinae

Subfamily: Grammistinae Soapfishes and Podges

Subfamily: Serraninae

Suborder Uranoscopoidei

Family: Ammodytidae Sandlances

Family: Pinguipedidae Sandsmelts

Family: Uranoscopidae Stargazers

Suborder Zoarcoidei

Family: Zoarcidae Eelpouts

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