Definition of order perciformes Order perciformes
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| order perciformes - one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna | ||
| Perciformes, order Perciformes, Percomorphi, order Percomorphi | ||
| animal order the order of animals | ||
| acanthopterygii, superorder acanthopterygii teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays | ||
| percoidea, suborder percoidea in some classifications nearly or exactly equivalent to the Perciformes which are considered a suborder | ||
| percoid, percoid fish, percoidean any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes | ||
| perch any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes | ||
| anabantidae, family anabantidae small freshwater spiny-finned fishes of Africa and southern Asia | ||
| family percidae, percidae active freshwater fishes; true perches and pike perches | ||
| family trichodontidae, trichodontidae two species of elongate compressed scaleless large-eyed fishes that live in sand or mud | ||
| family ophidiidae, ophidiidae eellike marine fishes | ||
| brotulidae, family brotulidae chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae | ||
| carapidae, family carapidae pearlfishes: related to the Brotulidae | ||
| centropomidae, family centropomidae a family of fish or the order Perciformes including robalos | ||
| esocidae, family esocidae pikes; pickerels; muskellunges | ||
| centrarchidae, family centrarchidae sunfish family | ||
| freshwater bream, bream any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis | ||
| family serranidae, serranidae marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfish | ||
| embiotocidae, family embiotocidae viviparous percoid fishes comprising the surf fishes | ||
| family priacanthidae, priacanthidae small carnivorous percoid fishes found worldwide in tropical seas | ||
| apogonidae, family apogonidae bright-colored marine fishes that incubate eggs in the mouth | ||
| family malacanthidae, malacanthidae short-headed marine fishes; often brightly colored | ||
| family pomatomidae, pomatomidae food and game fishes related to pompanos | ||
| family rachycentridae, rachycentridae family of pelagic fishes containing solely the cobia | ||
| carangidae, family carangidae large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas | ||
| coryphaenidae, family coryphaenidae large active pelagic percoid fish | ||
| bramidae, family bramidae deep-bodied percoid fishes of the open seas | ||
| branchiostegidae, family branchiostegidae small family of marine fishes having covered gills | ||
| cichlidae, family cichlidae cichlids | ||
| family lutjanidae, lutjanidae snappers | ||
| family haemulidae, haemulidae grunts | ||
| family sparidae, sparidae porgies; scups | ||
| sea bream, bream any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae | ||
| family sciaenidae, sciaenidae warm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout | ||
| family mullidae, mullidae goatfishes or red mullets | ||
| mugiloidea, suborder mugiloidea fishes distinguished by abdominal pelvic fins: families Mugilidae; Atherinidae; Sphyraenidae | ||
| family kyphosidae, kyphosidae sea chubs | ||
| ephippidae, family ephippidae small family comprising the spadefishes | ||
| chaetodontidae, family chaetodontidae butterfly fishes | ||
| family pomacentridae, pomacentridae damselfishes | ||
| family labridae, labridae wrasses | ||
| family scaridae, scaridae parrotfishes | ||
| family polynemidae, polynemidae threadfins | ||
| family opisthognathidae, opisthognathidae jawfishes | ||
| family uranoscopidae, uranoscopidae stargazers | ||
| blennioidea, suborder blennioidea blennies; butterfishes; gunnels | ||
| ammodytidae, family ammodytidae sand lances | ||
| callionymidae, family callionymidae dragonets | ||
| family gobiidae, gobiidae gobies | ||
| eleotridae, family eleotridae sleepers | ||
| family percophidae, percophidae percoid flatheads | ||
| family toxotidae, toxotidae archerfishes | ||
| family microdesmidae, microdesmidae worm fish | ||
| acanthuridae, family acanthuridae surgeonfishes | ||
| family gempylidae, gempylidae snake mackerels | ||
| family trichiuridae, trichiuridae cutlassfishes | ||
| scombroidea, suborder scombroidea mackerels; tunas; albacores; bonitos; swordfishes; sailfishes | ||
| family stromateidae, stromateidae butterfishes: harvest fishes; dollar fishes | ||
| family gobiesocidae, gobiesocidae clingfishes | ||
| family lobotidae, lobotidae tripletails | ||
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