Perciformi - Perciformes

Blennids - Blenniidae

Blennids - Blenniidae

I Blenniidae sono una famiglia di pesci ossei principalmente marini appartenenti all'ordine Perciformes. Sono comunemente noti in italiano come bavose. ...
Longstriped blenny - Parablennius rouxi

Longstriped blenny - Parablennius rouxi

Parablennius rouxi, conosciuta comunemente come bavosa bianca è un piccolo pesce marino appartenente alla famiglia Blenniidae. ...
Mystery blenny - Parablennius incognitos

Mystery blenny - Parablennius incognitos

The Mediterranean Mystery blenny (Parablennius incognitus) is a sea fish belonging to the Blenniidae family. Bavosa mediterranea Parablennius incognitus Blenniidae intotheblue.it ...
Peacock blenny - Salaria Pavo

Peacock blenny - Salaria Pavo

La Bavosa Pavone, Peacock blenny, Salaria Pavo, Lipophrys pavo, è un blennidae comune in tutto il mar mediterraneo. Popola le acque basse della zona interditale e le piccole pozze di acqua. ...
Red blenniidae - Lipophrys nigriceps

Red blenniidae - Lipophrys nigriceps

The red blenniidae (Lipophrys nigiceps) is a small fish belonging to the Blenniidae family. red blenniidae bavosa rossa blennidi specie endemica mediterraneo  ...
Ringneck blenny - Parablennius pilicornis

Ringneck blenny - Parablennius pilicornis

The African Ringneck blenny (Parablennius pilicornis) is a sea fish belonging to the Blenniidae family. Bavosa Africana Parablennius pilicornis Blennidae intotheblue.it ...
Tentacled Blenny - Parablennius tentacularis

Tentacled Blenny - Parablennius tentacularis

Tentacled Blenny (Parablennius tentacularis), is a very common fish in the Mediterranean Sea. Bavosa Cornuta Tentacled Blenny Parablennius tentacularis intotheblue.it ...
Blueface Angelfish - Pomacanthus xanthometopon

Blueface Angelfish - Pomacanthus xanthometopon

Pomacanthus xanthometopon is aray-finned fish in the family Pomacanthidae found in shallow parts of the Indo-Pacific. It is commonly known as the blueface angelfish or the yellowface angelfish because of its striking facial colouration. ...
Dogtooth tuna - Gymnosarda unicolor

Dogtooth tuna - Gymnosarda unicolor

Dogtooth tuna, Gymnosarda unicolor, also known as white tuna, is a species of pelagic marine fish which belongs to the family Scombridae. The dogtooth tuna can reach a length of 190 to 248 centimetres (75 to 98 in) in males and a weight of 130 kilograms (...
Emperor Angelfish - Pomacanthus imperator

Emperor Angelfish - Pomacanthus imperator

Emperor Angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator) is a species of marine angelfish. It is a reef-associated fish, native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, from Red Sea to Hawai and the Austral Islands. This species is generally associated with stable populations ...
Goby - Gobiidae

Goby - Gobiidae

Gobiidae is a family of bony fish in the order Gobiiformes, one of the largest fish families comprising more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera, sometimes referred to as the "true gobies". ...
Anemone Goby - Gobius incognitus

Anemone Goby - Gobius incognitus

Gobius incognitus, the incognito goby or anemone goby, is a species of goby native to the Mediterranean Sea and perhaps the Black Sea. ...
Giant goby - Gobius cobitis

Giant goby - Gobius cobitis

The giant goby (Gobius cobitis) is a species of goby native to coastal marine and brackish waters of the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea at depths of from 10 to 35 metres (33 to 115 ft). ...
Leopard goby - Thorogobius ephippiatus

Leopard goby - Thorogobius ephippiatus

In these two dives we met the Leopard Goby (Thorogobius ephippiatus) a sea fish belonging to the Gobidae family. In the first we are on a 45 meter seabed made up of coral reefs that rise from a sandy bottom, in the second we are on a patch full of gorgonians...
Indian mackerel - Rastrelliger kanagurta

Indian mackerel - Rastrelliger kanagurta

Indian mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta) is a species of mackerel in the scombrid family (family Scombridae) of order Perciformes. It is commonly found in the Indian and West Pacific oceans ...
Moorish idol - Zanclus cornutus

Moorish idol - Zanclus cornutus

La famiglia degli Zanclidi conta un’unica specie, lo Zanclus cornutus, conosciuto in tutto il mondo con il nome comune di idolo moresco o zanclo cornuto (nome dovuto alla forma della testa, simile ad alcuni totem di popolazioni africane). Anatomicamente questi ...
Mullids - Mullidae

Mullids - Mullidae

The Mullidae family includes over 80 species of saltwater fish, commonly known as red mullets, belonging to the order Perciformes. Goatfishes, Mullets, Mullets, Oceans, Oceans ...
Dash-and-dot Goatfish - Parupeneus barberinus

Dash-and-dot Goatfish - Parupeneus barberinus

The dash-and-dot goatfish has the twin chin barbels typical of goatfishes. The body color is white with a black to dark brown stripe (dash) reaching from the upper lip through the eye and along the body, followed by a black spot (dot) at the base of ...
Goldsaddle goatfish - Parupeneus cyclostomus

Goldsaddle goatfish - Parupeneus cyclostomus

Goldsaddle Goatfish or yellowsaddle goatfish, (Parupeneus cyclostomus), are Perifomes fish of the family Mullidae. ...
Red mullet - Mullus barbatus

Red mullet - Mullus barbatus

Mullus barbatus (red mullet) is a species of goatfish found in the Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, the Black Sea and the eastern North Atlantic Ocean, where its range extends from Scandinavia to Senegal. They are fished, mostly by trawling, ...
Striped red mullet - Mullus surmuletus

Striped red mullet - Mullus surmuletus

The striped red mullet or surmullet (Mullus surmuletus) is a species of goatfish found in the Mediterranean Sea, ...
Yellow mullet - Mulloidichthys flavolineatus

Yellow mullet - Mulloidichthys flavolineatus

Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Lacépède, 1801) is a fish belonging to the Mullidae family from the tropical regions of the Indo-Pacific. ...
Percoidei

Percoidei

Percoidei is one of 18 suborders of bony fishes in the order Perciformes. Many commercially harvested fish species are contained in this suborder, ...
Bluefish - Pomatomus saltatrix

Bluefish - Pomatomus saltatrix

Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) is the only extant species of the family Pomatomidae. It is a marine pelagic fish found around the world in temperate and subtropical waters, except for the northern Pacific Ocean. Bluefish are known as tailor in Australia .....
Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae

Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae

Butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae) are a family of marine bony fish belonging to the order Perciformes. Butterflyfish Pesci farfalla Chaetodontidae intotheblue.it ...
Black-tailed Butterflyfish - Chaetodon austriacus

Black-tailed Butterflyfish - Chaetodon austriacus

Black-tailed butterflyfish (Chaetodon austriacus), also known as Blacktail butterflyfish or exquisite butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish native to the Middle East ...
Eritrean butterflyfish - Chaetodon paucifasciatus

Eritrean butterflyfish - Chaetodon paucifasciatus

Eritrean butterflyfish or crown butterflyfish  (Chaetodon paucifasciatus) is a species butterflyfish belongns Chaetodontidae family. It is essentially just known in theRed Sea and the Gulf of Aden, but has been reported in East Africa ...
Indian Butterflyfish - Chaetodon Mitratus

Indian Butterflyfish - Chaetodon Mitratus

Butterflyfish (Chaetodontidae) are a family of marine bony fish belonging to the order  Perciformes. Pesce Farfalla Indiano Indian Butterflyfish intotheblue.it chaetodon mitratus...
Masked Bannerfish - Heniochus monoceros

Masked Bannerfish - Heniochus monoceros

Masked Bannerfish, Heniochus monoceros,  is a marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific area ...
Raccoon Butterflyfish - Chaetodon lunula

Raccoon Butterflyfish - Chaetodon lunula

Raccoon Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula), also known as the crescent-masked butterflyfish, lunule butterflyfish, halfmoon butterflyfish, moon butterflyfish, raccoon butterfly, raccoon, raccoon coralfish, and redstriped butterflyfish, is a species of marin...
Red Sea Bannerfish - Heniochus intermedius

Red Sea Bannerfish - Heniochus intermedius

Red Sea Banner Butterflyfish (Heniochus intermedius) is a bony marine fish belonging to the order Perciformes. It lives in the waters of the Red Sea and around East Africa and the Middle East. ...
Schooling bannerfish - Heniochus diphreutes

Schooling bannerfish - Heniochus diphreutes

Schooling bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes), also known as the false moorish idol, is a marine ray-finned fish, a butterfyfish from the family Chaetodontidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific area ...
Scrawled Butterflyfish - Chaetodon meyeri

Scrawled Butterflyfish - Chaetodon meyeri

Scrawled Butterflyfish (Chaetodon meyeri) is a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae). It is found in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean from East Africa to the Line Islands; north to the Ryukyu Islands; south to the Great Barrier Reef; ...
Caranx - Carangidae

Caranx - Carangidae

The Carangidae are a family of fish which includes the jacks, pompanos, jack mackerels, runners, and scads.Carangidi Caranx Carangidae family jacks intotheblue.it ...
Amberjack or Yellowtail - Seriola dumerili

Amberjack or Yellowtail - Seriola dumerili

Seriola dumerili, commonly known as Amberjack or Yellowtail, is a marine fish belonging to the family Carangidae. Ricciola Seriola dumerili Amberjack Yellowtail Carangidae carangidi ...
Bigeye trevally - Caranx sexfasciatus

Bigeye trevally - Caranx sexfasciatus

Il Caranx sexfasciatus  è un pesce marino molto diffuso classificato nella famiglia dei Carangidi. Questo carangide è distribuito nelle acque tropicali dell’Oceano Indiano e del Pacifico; può raggiungere una lunghezza massima  di 120 cm e i 18 Kg di ...
Black jack - Caranx lugubris

Black jack - Caranx lugubris

Il black jack, Caranx lugubris, o trevally nero è una specie di grandi pesci dell'oceano appartenente alla famiglia Carangidae. La specie vive in tutte le acque tropicali del mondo. Si trova infatti al largo delle acque oceaniche ...
Blue trevally - Carangoides ferdau

Blue trevally - Carangoides ferdau

The blue trevally (Carangoides ferdau), also known as the banded trevally, barred trevally, Ferdau's trevally or Forskaal's jackfish, is a common, widespread species of pelagic marine fish classified in the jack family Carangidae. ...
Bluefin trevally - Caranx  melampygus

Bluefin trevally - Caranx  melampygus

The bluefin trevally, Caranx melampygus (also known as the bluefin jack, bluefin kingfish, bluefinned crevalle, blue ulua, omilu and spotted trevally) ...
Giant trevally - Caranx ignobilis

Giant trevally - Caranx ignobilis

Caranx ignobilis, conosciuto comunemente come Carango gigante indopacifico è un grosso pesce d'acqua salata appartenente alla famiglia Carangidae. ...
Leerfish or Garrick - Lichia amia

Leerfish or Garrick - Lichia amia

We had been trying for a long time to film Leerfish or Garrick - Lichia amia - one of the most beautiful and most elusive Carangidae endemic to the Mediterranean Sea. It is a pelagic species but, like all carangids, Leerfish usually approaches the coast ...
Mediterranean carango Golden carango - Caranx crysos

Mediterranean carango Golden carango - Caranx crysos

Caranx crysos, commonly known as Mediterranean carango, golden carango or bluestripe jack, Egyptian scad, hardtail jack or hardnose, is a sea fish of the Carangidae family.  Carango Mediterraneo Carango Dorato Caranx Crysos intotheblue.it ...
Pompano - Palometa blanca - Trachinotus ovatus

Pompano - Palometa blanca - Trachinotus ovatus

The Pompano, Palometa blanca (Trachinotus ovatus) is a sea fish belonging to the Carangidae family. Leccia Stella Trachinotus ovatus Palometa blanca intotheblue.it ...
Smallspotted dart - Trachinotus Baillonii

Smallspotted dart - Trachinotus Baillonii

Smallspotted dart  (Trachinotus baillonii) is a species of jack in the family Carangidae. Leccia Stella Maculata Trachinotus Baillonii Smallspotted dart intotheblue.it ...
Fusilier Fishes - Caesionidae

Fusilier Fishes - Caesionidae

Caesionidae (Fusilier Fishes) are a family of bony fish belonging to the order Perciformes, known as riflefishes. This family is endemic to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, in the tropical areas. They are also present in the Red Sea. They...
Lunar Fusilier - Caesio lunaris

Lunar Fusilier - Caesio lunaris

Lunar fusilier (Caesio lunaris) is a species of marine fish in the family Caesionidae. The lunar fusilier is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo/West Pacific area, including the Rea Sea. ...
Variable-lined fusilier - Caesio varilineata

Variable-lined fusilier - Caesio varilineata

The variable-lined fusilier, Caesio varilineata, or thin-lined fusilier, is a species of pelagic marine ray-finned fish, a fusilier belonging to the family Caesionidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region. Caesio varilineata was first formally des...
Yellowback Fusilier - Caesio xanthonota

Yellowback Fusilier - Caesio xanthonota

Yellowback Fusilier beloning to the family casionidae, is a small to medium-sized fish which grows to about 40 cm. The mouth is small and terminal and is protusible, being able to be extended forward to swallow food. The body is fusiform or spindle-shaped....
Live sharksucker - Echeneis naucrates

Live sharksucker - Echeneis naucrates

Live Sharksucker or Slender Sharksucker, Echeneis naucrates, is a species of marine fish in the family Echeneidae. The species is considered as circumtropical, as it occurs in all tropical and warm temperate waters around the world, except for the ea...
Mahi-mahi - Dorado - Coryphaena hippurus

Mahi-mahi - Dorado - Coryphaena hippurus

Mahi-mahi, or common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) is a surface-dwelling ray-finned fish found in off-shore temperate, tropical and subtropical waters worldwide. Also widely called Dorado (not to be confused with Salminus brasiliensis, ...
Sea bass - Dicentrarchus labrax

Sea bass - Dicentrarchus labrax

Dicentrarchus labrax, nota comunemente come spigola (nell'Italia peninsulare e insulare) o branzino (prevalentemente nell'Italia settentrionale) ...
Serranids - Serranidae

Serranids - Serranidae

Serranidae is a family of marine bony fish belonging to the order Perciformes which includes 530 species of fish commonly known as Serranidi. ...
Atlantic goliath grouper - Epinephelus itajara

Atlantic goliath grouper - Epinephelus itajara

La cernia gigante atlantica (Epinephelus itajara Lichtenstein, 1822) è un grande pesce d'acqua salata appartenente alla famiglia Serranidae. 
Black Grouper - Epinephelus caninus

Black Grouper - Epinephelus caninus

Black Grouper (Epinephelus caninus) is a sea fish belonging to the Serranidae family, rare in Italian seas. Cernia Nera Black Grouper Epinephelus caninus intotheblue.it ...
Bluespotted Grouper - Cephalopholis argus

Bluespotted Grouper - Cephalopholis argus

Cephalopholis argus, also known as roi, Bluespotted Grouper, and celestial grouper, is a fish from the Indo-Pacific which is variously a commercial gamefish, an invasive species, and occasionally an aquarium resident. Its species name comes from its resemblance...
Comber fish - Serranus cabrilla

Comber fish - Serranus cabrilla

Comber fish (Serranus cabrilla Linnaeus, 1758) is a marine bony fish belonging to the Serranidae. family.Perchia Serranus cabrilla Comber fish intotheblue.it ...
Dusky grouper - Epinephelus marginatus

Dusky grouper - Epinephelus marginatus

The dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus Lowe, 1834) is a fish belonging to the family Serranidae. Cernia Bruna Epinephelus marginatus Dusky Grouper Serranidae. Cernia Bruna Epinephelus marginatus Dusky Grouper Serranidae ...
Goldblotch grouper - Golden Grouper - Epinephelus costae

Goldblotch grouper - Golden Grouper - Epinephelus costae

Goldblotch grouper - Golden Grouper - Epinephelus costae. It is an extremely wary species towards humans, therefore difficult to approach and photograph. ...
Greasy grouper - Epinephelus tauvina

Greasy grouper - Epinephelus tauvina

Greasy grouper (Epinephelus tauvina), also known as the Arabian grouper, is an Indo-Pacific fish species of economic importance belonging to the Serranidae family. Greasy grouper Epinephelus tauvina Cernia Maculata intotheblue.it ...
Marine goldfish - Anthias anthias

Marine goldfish - Anthias anthias

Anthias anthias (Linnaeus, 1758), is a marine bony fish belonging to the family Serranidae. Anthias anthias castagnola rossa famiglia Serranidae family. ...
Nassau grouper - Epinephelus striatus

Nassau grouper - Epinephelus striatus

Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) or striped grouper is one of several perciform fishes in the Serranidae family, commonly referred to as groupers. It is the most important grouper for commercial fisheries in the West Indies, but has been endangered...
Painted comber - Serranus scriba

Painted comber - Serranus scriba

Painted comber (Serranus scriba) is a subtropical marine fish, classified in family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Black Sea. Confusingly, a synonym of this species is Per...
Specklefin grouper from Maldives - Epinephelus ongus

Specklefin grouper from Maldives - Epinephelus ongus

Epinephelus ongus, the white-streaked grouper, specklefin grouper, lace-finned rock-cod, specklefin rockcod, wavy-lined tock-cod, white-speckled grouper or white-spotted rock-cod, is a grouper from the subfamily Epenephelinae which is part of the fam...
Yellow-edged Lyretail - Variola louti

Yellow-edged Lyretail - Variola louti

Yellow-edged Lyretail Variola louti or Lyretail Grouper (Forsskàl, 1175) is a sea fish belonging to the Actinopterygii class, to the Perciformes order, to the Serranidae family ...
Snappers - Lutjanidae

Snappers - Lutjanidae

Snappers are a family of perciform fish, Lutjanidae, mainly marine, but with some members inhabiting estuaries, feeding in fresh water. The family includes about 113 species. Some are important food fish. One of the best known is the red snapper. ...
One-spot snapper - Lutjanus monostigma

One-spot snapper - Lutjanus monostigma

One-spot snapper, Lutjanus monostigma, is a species of snappers belonging Actinopterygii class, order Perciformes, Lutjanidae family. Lutjanus monostigma can reach a maximum length of 60 centimetres in males, with a common length of ...
Schoolmaster Snapper - Lutjanus apodus

Schoolmaster Snapper - Lutjanus apodus

Schoolmaster Snapper (Lutjanus apodus) is a colorful, subtropical fish found over coral reef areas along the coasts of Florida, the Bahamas and the Carribean, though it can range northward along the Atlantic coast of the United States. Adults are 30–35 cm lon...
Snapper - Lutjanus gibbus

Snapper - Lutjanus gibbus

Lutjanus gibbus is a species of snapper native to the Indian Ocean, from the coast of Africa and the Red Sea to the western Pacific Ocean. Humpback red snapper Lutjanus gibbus intotheblue.it ...
Sparids - Sparidae

Sparids - Sparidae

The Sparidae family includes 125 species of saltwater fish belonging to the order Perciformes. ...
Black seabream - Spondyliosoma cantharus

Black seabream - Spondyliosoma cantharus

Black seabream Spondyliosoma cantharus (Linnaeus, 1758) is a sea fish of the Sparidae family.. ...
Boga - Boops boops

Boga - Boops boops

Boops boops commonly called the bogue, is a species of seabream native to the eastern Atlantic. Its common name in most languages refers to its large ("bug") eyes. The species is found off the coasts of Europe, Africa, the Azores and the Canary Islands, ...
Gilt-head bream - Sparus aurata

Gilt-head bream - Sparus aurata

Gilt-head bream (Sparus aurata Linnaeus, 1758) is a sea bass fish and brackish waters, belonging to the Sparidae family. The name comes from the characteristic gold strip that the fish shows in the eyes.. ...
Picarel - Spicara smaris

Picarel - Spicara smaris

Spicara smaris (Linnaeus, 1758), commonly known as zerro, is a marine bony fish of the Centracanthidae family. ...
Saddled seabream - Oblada melanura

Saddled seabream - Oblada melanura

L' Occhiata (Oblada melanura Linnaeus, 1758) è un pesce d'acqua salata appartenente alla famiglia degli Sparidi. È l'unica specie del genere Oblada. ...
Salema - Sarpa salpa

Salema - Sarpa salpa

Salema, Sarpa Salpa (Linnaeus, 1758), commonly known as a sail, is a marine bony fish belonging to the family Sparidae. It is the only species of the genus Sarpa. ...
Sand steenbras or striped seabream - Lithognathus Mormoryus

Sand steenbras or striped seabream - Lithognathus Mormoryus

Sand steenbras or striped seabream (Lithognathus mormyrus) is a species of marine fish in the family Sparidae. It is found in shallow water in the Mediterranean Sea and in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from France to South Africa. It also occurs in the R...
Sargo or White seabream - Diplodus sargus

Sargo or White seabream - Diplodus sargus

Il Sarago (Diplodus) è un genere di pesci ossei marini appartenente alla famiglia Sparidae, comunemente noti come saraghi. ...
Annular sea bream - Diplodus annularis

Annular sea bream - Diplodus annularis

Si tratta del Sarago più piccolo presente nei nostri mari e forse non a caso il suo habitat ideale è la prateria di Posidonia oceanica dove questa specie trova rifugio dai predatori e cibo. Con le bombole è stato quasi impossibile avvicinarsi ...
Greater bream - Diplodus sargus sargus

Greater bream - Diplodus sargus sargus

Greater bream, Diplodus sargus or Diplodus sargus sargus (Linnaeus, 1758) is a sea fish belonging to the Sparidae family. ...
Sargo Picudo - Diplodus puntazzo

Sargo Picudo - Diplodus puntazzo

Sargo Picudo, Diplodus puntazzo, a fish belonging to the genus of Sea Breams (Diplodus) of the Sparidae family. ...
Two-banded sea bream - Diplodus vulgaris

Two-banded sea bream - Diplodus vulgaris

Diplodus vulgaris belongs to the class Osteichthyes, subclass Actinopterygii, order Peciformes, suborder Pecoidei, family Sparidae. Sarago fasciato testanera two-banded sea bream Diplodus vulgaris intotheblue.it. ...
Zebra sea bream - Diplodus cervinus

Zebra sea bream - Diplodus cervinus

Finding Diplodus cervinus, Zebra sea bream, in the lower Ligurian Sea (or upper Tyrrhenian Sea) is a rather rare event and I would say very unusual, almost exceptional. ...
Spotted seabass - Dicentrarchus punctatus

Spotted seabass - Dicentrarchus punctatus

Spotted Seabass (Dicentrarchus punctatus), is a marine and brackish water fish, belonging to the Moronidae family, belonging to the Moronidae family, very similar to the more famous European sea bass or Sea bass (Dicentrarchus Labrax) ...
Pomacentrids - Pomacentridae

Pomacentrids - Pomacentridae

Pomacentrids (Pomacentridae) are a family of over 300 species of marine bony fish of the order Perciformes, known as damsel or damselfish. Pomacentridi Pomacentridae intotheblue.it ...
Clark's Anemonefish - Amphiprion clarkii

Clark's Anemonefish - Amphiprion clarkii

Amphiprion clarkii, known commonly as Clark's anemonefish and yellowtail clownfish, is a marine fish belonging to the family Pomacentridae, ...
Damselfish - Chromis chromis

Damselfish - Chromis chromis

Chromis chromis, commonly known as Damselfish, is a saltwater fish belonging to the family Pomacentridae, of which he is the sole representative in the Mediterranean. Chromis chromis Castagnola Nera Damselfish Pomacentridae, ...
Indian Damsel fish - Pomacentrus indicus

Indian Damsel fish - Pomacentrus indicus

Indian Damsel fish lives in the coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific from the surface to a depth of 15 meters. These fish live in groups that can even be numerous; they lead a mainly diurnal life and are quite easy to approach by snorkeling. They are territorial...
Maldive anemonefish - Amphiprion nigripes

Maldive anemonefish - Amphiprion nigripes

Maldive Anemonefish or Blackfinned Anemonefish, (Amphiprion nigripes), is a marinefish belonging to the family Pomacentridae, which includes clownfishes and damselfishes. The Maldive anemonefish is a small fish which grows up to 11 cm as a female and...
Scissortail Sergeant - Abudefduf sexfasciatus

Scissortail Sergeant - Abudefduf sexfasciatus

The Scissortail Sergeant, (Abudefduf sexfasciatus) family Pomacentridae is a large damselfish. It earns its name from the black-striped tail and sides, which are reminiscent of the insignia of a military Sergeant. It grows to a length of about 16 centimetres. ...
Three-point Damselfly - Dascyllus trimaculatus

Three-point Damselfly - Dascyllus trimaculatus

Damigella fish Dascyllus trimaculatus, also known as the Three-point Damselfly, is a tropical species that lives in the Indian and Pacific Oceans: from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Maldives and from southern Japan to the Great Barrier Reef of the...
Sphyraena - Sphyraenidae

Sphyraena - Sphyraenidae

The Sphyraenidae family includes 26 species of carnivorous fish united in the single genus Sphyraena, commonly known as Barracuda and belonging to the order Perciformes. ...
European barracuda - Sphyraena sphyraena

European barracuda - Sphyraena sphyraena

European barracuda, Sphyraena sphyraena is very similar to the yellow-mouthed barracuda or Mediterranean barracuda, Sphyraena viridensis, but does not have the blue streaks on the sides, it feeds on sardines, anchovies and silversides. It is much smaller...
Great barracuda - Sphyraena barracuda

Great barracuda - Sphyraena barracuda

The great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda), also known as the giant barracuda, is a common species of barracuda: large, predatory ray-finned fish found in subtropical oceans around the world. Grande Barracuda Sphyraena barracuda Sphyraenidae intotheblue.it ......
Yellowmouth barracuda - Sphyraena viridensis

Yellowmouth barracuda - Sphyraena viridensis

Sphyraena viridensis, the yellowmouth barracuda or yellow barracuda is a predatory ray finned fish from the family Sphyraenidae, the barracudas, which is found in the warmer waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is often conf...
Spotted weever - Trachinus araneus

Spotted weever - Trachinus araneus

Spotted weever, Trachinus araneus, is a fish of the Trachinidae family, which includes 9 species of saltwater fish commonly known as spotted or spiderfish, belonging to the Perciformes order. Tracina Ragno Trachinus araneus Spotted weever intotheblue.it...
Striped Large-eye Bream - Gnathodentex aureolineatus

Striped Large-eye Bream - Gnathodentex aureolineatus

Striped Large-eye Bream, Gnathodentex aureolineatus, is present in tropical and sub tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area from the eastern coast of Africa to the Pacific Ocean's islands, It is not found in the Red Sea or Persian Gulf. The goldspot...
Wrasses - Labridae

Wrasses - Labridae

Family Labridae Cuvier, 1816 includes 520 species of marine bony fish belonging to the order Perciformes. Labridi Labridae Wrasses Perciformes intotheblue.it ...
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse - Labroides dimidiatus

Bluestreak cleaner wrasse - Labroides dimidiatus

Bluestreak cleaner wrasse - Labroides dimidiatus - represents a particular form of mutualistic symbiosis, quite widespread in the marine aquatic environment, in this case between a Labroides dimidiatus cleaner fish and a Titan Triggerfish. The cleaning...
Brown wrasse - Labrus merula

Brown wrasse - Labrus merula

Brown wrasse (Labrus merula) is a species of wrasse native to the Eastern Atlantic from Portugal to Morocco, including the Azores, as well as in the Mediterranean Sea. This species can reach 45 cm (18 in) in standard length, though most do not exceed m...
Clown coris - Coris aygula

Clown coris - Coris aygula

The clown coris (Coris aygula) is a species of wrass native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, belonging to the Actinopterygii class, to the order Perciformes, Labridae family.This species can reach a total length of 70-120 cm ...
Cuckoo Wrasse - Labrus mixtus

Cuckoo Wrasse - Labrus mixtus

The Cuckoo Wrasse, Labrus mixtus, belongs to the Osteichthyes class, subclass Actinopterygii, order Perciformes, suborder Percoidei, family Labridae. Tordo Fischietto Labrus mixtus labridae intotheblue.it ...
Five-spotted wrasse - Symphodus roissali

Five-spotted wrasse - Symphodus roissali

Symphodus roissali (Risso, 1810), commonly known as Five-spotted wrasse, is a marine bony fish belonging to the Labridae family. ...
Green Wrasse - Labrus viridis

Green Wrasse - Labrus viridis

Labrus viridis (the green wrasse) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Portugal to Morocco ...
Humphead wrasse - Cheilinus undulatus

Humphead wrasse - Cheilinus undulatus

Humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) is a large species of wrasse mainly found on coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region. It is also known as the Māori wrasse, Napoleon wrasse, Napoleon fish, Napoleonfish,  The humphead wrasse is the largest living member...
Ornate Wrasse - Thalassoma pavo

Ornate Wrasse - Thalassoma pavo

Thalassoma pavo Linnaeus, 1758, also known by the common name Ornate Wrasse, is a salt water fish belonging to the Labridae family. ...
Parrotfishes - Scaridae

Parrotfishes - Scaridae

Parrotfishes are a group of marine species found in relatively shallow tropical and subtropical oceans around the world. With about 95 species, this group displays its largest species richness  in the Indo-Pacific. ...
Blue-barred parrotfish - Scarus ghobban

Blue-barred parrotfish - Scarus ghobban

Blue-barred parrotfish, Scarus ghobban, also known as the Blue trim parrotfish, Cream parrotfish, Globe-headed parrotfish, Green blotched parrotfish, Yellow scale parrotfish, and Bluechin parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the fami...
Dusky parrotfish - Scarus niger

Dusky parrotfish - Scarus niger

Dusky parrotfish, Scarus niger, common names the swarthy parrotfish, and black parrotfish, is a species of parrotfish. It is in  the phylum Chordata, class Actinopterygii and family Scaridae. Like other members of its family, it has characteristic 10...
Mediterranean Parrotfish - Sparisoma cretense

Mediterranean Parrotfish - Sparisoma cretense

Mediterranean Parrotfish - Sparisoma cretense - finds its ideal habitat among the cliffs of the island of Pantelleria in the Sicilian waters. In this stretch of sea it is easy to meet Parrotfish because the climatic conditions of the sea make it their...
Rainbow Wrasse - Coris Julis

Rainbow Wrasse - Coris Julis

Coris julis (Linnaeus, 1758), commonly known as Rainbow Wrasse, is a fish belonging to the Labridae family. ...
Red-breasted wrasse - Cheilinus fasciatus

Red-breasted wrasse - Cheilinus fasciatus

Tordo a Gola Rossa (Cheilinus fasciatus) è un pesce marino appartenente alla classe Actinopterygii, all’Ordine Labriformes, famiglia Labridae. Vive nelle lagune e nelle barriere coralline dell’Oceano Atlantico dell’Oceano Indiano e del Mar Rosso; ......

Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, are the largest order of vertebrates, containing about 40% of all bony fish. Perciformes means “perch-like”. They belong to the class of ray-finned fish, and comprise over 10,000 species found in almost all aquatic ecosystems.

The order contains about 160 families, which is the most of any order within the vertebrates. It is also the most variably sized order of vertebrates, ranging from the 7-mm (1/4-in) Schindleria brevipinguis to the marlin in the Makaira genus. They first appeared and diversified in the Late Cretaceous.

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 Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom Animalia  – Animal, animaux, animals
   Subkingdom Bilateria
      Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
         Phylum Chordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates
            Subphylum Vertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates
               Infraphylum Gnathostomata
                  Superclass Osteichthyes  – bony fishes, poissons osseux, osteíceto, peixe ósseo
                     Class Actinopterygii  – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées
                        Subclass Neopterygii  – neopterygians
                           Infraclass Teleostei
                              Superorder Acanthopterygii
                                 Order Perciformes  – perch-like fishes
Direct Children:
                                    Suborder Acanthuroidei  – surgeonfishes
                                    Suborder Anabantoidei  – labyrinthfishes
                                    Suborder Blennioidei  – blennies, blennidés
                                    Suborder Callionymoidei  – dragonets
                                    Suborder Channoidei
                                    Suborder Elassomatoidei
                                    Suborder Gobiesocoidei
                                    Suborder Gobioidei  – gobies, gobies
                                    Suborder Icosteoidei
                                    Suborder Kurtoidei  – forehead brooders
                                    Suborder Labroidei  – parrotfishes, rainbowfishes, wrasses, labres, poissons-perroquets
                                    Suborder Notothenioidei  – Antarctic blennies
                                    Suborder Percoidei
                                    Suborder Scombroidei  – ribbonfishes, albacores, bonitos, mackerels, tunas, bonites, germons, maquereaux, thons
                                    Suborder Stromateoidei  – butterfishes, harvestfishes
                                    Suborder Trachinoidei  – stargazers, weevers, lottes, vives
                                    Suborder Xiphioidei  – espadons, voiliers, billfishes, swordfishses, sailfishses, marlins, spearfishes
                                    Suborder Zoarcoidei  – zoarcoids

 

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