Uncertain placement perch-like fishes [Eupercaria incertae sedis]

Description

This group is a catch-all for certain perch-like fishes whose exact relationships are still being sorted out. Divers may encounter them as small to medium reef or rocky-habitat fish, typically blending into the background until they flick out to feed.

Families

Wrasses

Labridae

Snappers

Lutjanidae

Grunts

Haemulidae

Taxonomy