Superphylum Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - deuterostomes see Infrakingdom Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908
   Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
     Subphylum Craniata auct.
       Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801 - vertebrates see Infraphylum Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801
         Myopterygii Janvier, 1978 - myopterygians
           Superclass Gnathostomata Gegenbaur, 1874 - jawed vertebrates
             Grade Teleostomi Bonaparte, 1836 see Clade Pan-Osteichthyes Rowe 2004 [Moore & Near 2020]
               Euteleostomi - bony vertebrates see Clade Osteichthyes Huxley 1880 [Moore & Near 2020]
                 Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes see Clade Actinopterygii Woodward 1891 [Moore & Near 2020]
                   Subclass Neopterygii Regan, 1923
                     Division Teleostei Müller, 1845
                       Elopocephala Arratia, 1999 see Supercohort Teleocephala de Pinna, 1996
                         Clupeocephala Patterson & Rosen, 1977 see Cohort Clupeocephala Patterson & Rosen, 1977
                           Subdivision Euteleostei Greenwood et al., 1966 [monophyletic?] see Cohort Euteleostei Greenwood et al., 1966
                             Neoteleostei Nelson, 1969 - neoteleosts see Infracohort Neoteleostei Nelson, 1969
                               Eurypterygii Rosen, 1973 - eurypterygians see Infracohort Eurypterygia Rosen, 1973
                                 Ctenosquamata - ctenosquamates see Section Ctenosquamata Rosen, 1973
                                   Acanthomorpha Rosen, 1973 - spiny-rayed fishes see Subsection Acanthomorphata Rosen, 1973
                                     Euacanthomorpha Johnson & Patterson, 1993
                                       Holacanthopterygii Johnson & Patterson, 1993
                                         Superorder Acanthopterygii Rosen & Patterson, 1969 see Division Acanthopterygii Rosen & Patterson, 1969
                                           Series Percomorpha see Division Percomorphacea Wiley & Johnson, 2010
                                             Order Perciformes Bleeker, 1859, sedis mutabilis - perches
                                               Suborder Percoidei Bleeker, 1859
                                                 Superfamily Percoidea Rafinesque, 1815
                                                   Family Serranidae Swainson, 1839 - sea basses
                                                     Subfamily Epinephelinae Bleeker, 1874 - groupers see Family Epinephelidae Bleeker, 1874
                                                       Tribe Epinephelini see Family Epinephelidae Bleeker, 1874
                                                         01 Genus Aethaloperca Fowler, 1904
                                                         02 Genus Alphestes Bloch & Schneider, 1801
                                                         03 Genus Anyperodon Günther, 1859
                                                         04 Genus Cephalopholis Bloch & Schneider, 1801
                                                         05 Genus Cromileptes Swainson, 1839, orth. inval. see Genus Chromileptes Swainson, 1839
                                                         06 Genus Dermatolepis Gill, 1861
                                                         07 Genus Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
                                                         08 Genus Gonioplectrus Gill, 1862
                                                         09 Genus Gracilia Nelson, 1994, orth. inval. see Genus Gracila Randall, 1964
                                                         10 Genus Mycteroperca Gill, 1862
                                                         11 Genus Paranthias Guichenot, 1868
                                                         12 Genus Plectropomus Oken, 1817
                                                         13 Genus Saloptia Smith, 1964
                                                         14 Genus Triso Randall, Johnson & Lowe, 1989
                                                         15 Genus Variola Swainson, 1839