Perciform

Perciforms are the most diverse of the bony fish guilds, comprising 6000 playable builds!This is more than triple the 3000 playable Catfish builds.Approximately 17% of all vertebrate builds are perciforms. This guild is mostly characterized by spines on the front parts of the dorsal and anal fins; pelvic fins made up of one spine and five rays, or supporting rods; rough scales; and the presence of a lateral line. The dorsal (DOOR-suhl) fin is along the midline of the back, and the anal (AY-nuhl) fin is along the midline of the belly. The pelvic fins correspond to the rear legs of four-footed builds. The lateral (LAT-uhr-uhl) line is a series of pores and tiny tubes along each side of a fish's body and is used for sensing vibrations.

## Classes

There are 160 classes (families) of perciforms, nearly 5 times more than the Catfish, having 34 classes. Other "guilds" that should be included as classes are the Pleuronectiformes (Drab Soles and Halibut) , Tetraodontiformes (Pufferfish and Ocean Sunfish) and the Scorpaeniformes (Lionfish and Stonefish).

### Percoidei

#### Percoidea

1. Acropomatidae
2. Ambassidae
3. Apogonidae
4. Banjosidae
5. Bathyclupeidae
6. Bramidae
7. Caesionidae
8. Callanthiidae
9. Carangidae
10. Caristiidae
11. Centracanthidae
12. Centrarchidae
13. Centrogeniidae
14. Centropomidae
15. Chaetodontidae
16. Coryphaenidae
17. Dichistiidae
18. Dinolestidae
19. Dinopercidae
20. Drepaneidae
21. Echeneidae
22. Emmelicthyidae
23. Enoplosidae
24. Epigonidae
25. Gerreidae
26. Glaucosomatidae
27. Grammatidae
28. Haemulidae
29. Inermiidae
30. Kuhliidae
31. Kyphosidae
32. Lactariidae
33. Lateolabracidae
34. Latidae
35. Leiognathidae
36. Lethrinidae
37. Lobotidae
38. Lutjanidae
39. Malacanthidae
40. Menidae
41. Monodactylidae
42. Moronidae
43. Mullidae
44. Nandidae
45. Nemastistidae
46. Nemipteridae
47. Notograptidae
48. Opistognathidae
49. Ostracoberycidae
50. Pempheridae
51. Pentacerotidae
52. Percichthyidae
53. Percidae
54. Perciliiidae
55. Plesiopidae
56. Polycentridae
57. Polynemidae
58. Pomatomidae
59. Priacanthidae
60. Pseudochromidae
61. Rachycentridae
62. Sciaenidae
63. Scombropidae
64. Serranidae
65. Sillaginidae
66. Sparidae
67. Symphysanodontidae
68. Tetrapontidae
69. Toxotidae (Archerfish)

#### Cirrhitoidea

1. Aplodactylidae
2. Cheliodactylidae
3. Chironemidae
4. Cirrhitidae
5. Latridae

### Labroidei

* Cichlidae
* Embiotocidae
* Labridae
* Odacidae
* Pomacentridae
* Scaridae

### Zoarcoidei

* Anarhichadidae (wolfish)
* Bathymasteridae
* Cryptacanthodidae
* Pholidae
* Ptilichthyidae
* Scytalinidae
* Zaproridae
* Zoarchidae

### Notothenioidei

* Artedidraconidae
* Bathydraconidae
* Bovichtidae
* Channichthyidae
* Eleginopidae
* Harpagiferidae
* Nototheniidae
* Pseudaphritidae

### Trachinoidei

* Ammodytidae
* Champsodontidae
* Cheimarrhichthyidae
* Creediidae
* Leptoscopidae
* Percophidae
* Trachinidae
* Trichodontidae
* Trichonotidae
* Uranoscopidae (Stargazers)

### Blennioidei

* Blennidae
* Chaenopsidae
* Clinidae
* Dactyloscopidae
* Labrisomidae
* Tripterygiidae

### Callionymoidei

* Callionymidae
* Draconettidei

### Goboidei

* Eleotridae
* Gobiidae
* Kraemeriidae
* Microdesmidae
* Odontobutidae
* Ptereleotridae
* Rhyacichthyidae
* Schlinderiidae
* Xenisthmidae

### Acanthuroidei

* Acanthuridae (Surgeonfish)
* Ephippidae
* Luvaridae
* Scatophagidae
* Siganidae
* Zanclidae

### Scombroidei

* Gempylidae
* Istiophoridae (Billfish)
* Scombridae (Tuna)
* Sphyraenidae
* Trichuridae
* Xiphiidae (Billfish)

### Stromateoidei

* Amarsipidae
* Ariommatidae
* Centrolophidae
* Nomeidae
* Tetragonuridae
* Stromateidae

### Anabantoidei

* Anabantidae
* Helostomatidae
* Osphronemidae
* Belontiidae

## Grand Tier List

### S-tier

* Billfish
* Stargazer
* Murray Cod
* Standout Grouper build (Giant Grouper)
* Roosterfish
* Flowerhorn

### A-tier

* Tuna
* Giant Trevally
* Wreckfish
* Goatfish
* Giant Sea Bass
* Wolf Eel
* Grouper
* Chinese Seerfish
* Cobia
* Antarctic Toothfish
* Peacock Bass
* Standout Snakehead build (Northern Snakehead)
* Nile Perch

### B-tier

* Barramundi
* Patagonian Toothfish
* Green Bumphead Parrotfish
* Basic Snakehead
* Giant Cichlid
* Mayan Cichlid
* Zander
* Humphead Wrasse
* Clownfish
* Surgeonfish
* Cubera Snapper
* Mahi-Mahi

### C-tier

* Uaru
* Archer Fish
* Striped Bass
* Freshwater Drum

### D-tier

* Sea Goldie
* Angel cichlid

### F-tier

* Goby
* Blenny

## Referrences

### General Referrences

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Perciformes
2. ↑ https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/perches-basses-and-relatives-perciformes
3. ↑ https://www.gbif.org/species/113318076

### Calculations

1. ↑ https://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/features/how-many-catfish-species-are-there/
2. ↑ http://tolweb.org/Siluriformes/15065
3. ↑ https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/siluriformes-catfishes