One of the largest and most diverse orders of ray-finned fish, historically used as a broad catch-all for spiny-finned fishes, including perch, bass, cichlids and a great many reef fish; recent classification has begun splitting the traditional order into narrower groups, though it remains widely used as a reference grouping.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Connections
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