1,264 of 3,008 species (42%) have genetic data.

Contents

TaxonRankSampled / totalSamplingMean λDR
Cottoidei*Suborder445 / 1,264 35%0.27
Serranoidei*Suborder217 / 535 41%0.16
Scorpaenoidei*Suborder181 / 434 42%0.37
Percoidei*Suborder228 / 248 92%0.14
TriglioideiSuborder39 / 168 23%0.19
NotothenioideiSuborder101 / 155 65%0.53
BembroideiSuborder0 / 11 0%
Unassigned at suborderSuborder53 / 193 27%0.07

Taxa marked with * were not recovered as monophyletic in our phylogenetic analysis.

Species

Largest genera

Sampled species out of the total in each genus:

  • Etheostoma 150/162
  • Paraliparis 18/144
  • Careproctus 13/111
  • Sebastes 99/109
  • Epinephelus 60/86

Familiar species

Well-known and model species in Perciformes. Species with genetic data are in bold.

  • Gasterosteus aculeatus (three-spined stickleback)
  • Perca fluviatilis (European perch)
  • Pterois volitans (red lionfish)

All species

Perciformes has too many species to list on this page. The full list is available as a CSV file, or browse the taxa listed under Contents.

Gene coverage

Share of the 1,264 sampled species with data for each gene
GeneSpecies with data% of sampled species
coi95676%
cytb80864%
16s62650%
nd236129%
rag135428%
zic133326%
12s30824%
plagl230124%
ptr29423%
enc129123%
tbr126921%
myh626821%
sh3px325820%
glyt22718%
4c422117%
sreb218915%
rhodopsin18114%
sidkey14411%
ripk41068%
ficd998%
kiaa1239968%
panx2776%
hoxc6a595%
nd4534%
rag2282%
vcpip252%
svep1141%

Enclosed taxa

7 suborders, 6 infraorders, 60 families
Suborder
Bembroidei
Cottoidei
Notothenioidei
Percoidei
Scorpaenoidei
Serranoidei
Triglioidei
Infraorder
Anoplopomatales
Cottales
Gasterosteales
Hexagrammales
Zaniolepidoales
Zoarcales
Family
Apistidae
Aploactinidae
Bembropidae
Congiopodidae
Eschmeyeridae
Gnathanacanthidae
Hoplichthyidae
Neosebastidae
Pataecidae
Perryenidae
Platycephalidae
Plectrogeniidae
Zanclorhynchidae
Bembridae
Parabembridae
Anoplopomatidae
Agonidae
Cottidae
Cyclopteridae
Ereuniidae
Jordaniidae
Liparidae
Normanichthyidae
Psychrolutidae
Rhamphocottidae
Scorpaenichthyidae
Trichodontidae
Aulorhynchidae
Gasterosteidae
Hypoptychidae
Hexagrammidae
Zaniolepididae
Anarhichadidae
Bathymasteridae
Cryptacanthodidae
Pholidae
Ptilichthyidae
Scytalinidae
Stichaeidae
Zaproridae
Zoarcidae
Artedidraconidae
Bathydraconidae
Bovichtidae
Channichthyidae
Eleginopsidae
Harpagiferidae
Nototheniidae
Pseudaphritidae
Niphonidae
Percidae
Trachinidae
Scorpaenidae
Sebastidae
Setarchidae
Synanceiidae
Tetrarogidae
Serranidae
Peristediidae
Triglidae

Fossil calibrations

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Downloads

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Download Perciformes data (JSON format)

Species list for Perciformes (CSV format)

Phylogenies

There were 2 species that caused Perciformes to be inferred as paraphyletic.

Time-calibrated phylogeny of only species in Perciformes

Time-calibrated phylogeny of "Perciformes"

Phylogram of only species in Perciformes

Phylogram of "Perciformes"

Sequence data

Phylip sequences for Perciformes

RAxML-style partitions file

Nexus file for Perciformes (includes character partitions and phylogeny)