Definition of Perciform. Meaning of Perciform. Synonyms of Perciform

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Definition of Perciform

Perciform
Perciform Per"ci*form, a. [NL., & L. perca a perch + -form.] (Zo["o]l.) Pertaining to the Perciformes.

Meaning of Perciform from wikipedia

- Scorpaeniformes, are now classified in the Perciformes. The earliest fossil perciform is the extinct serranid Paleoserr**** from the Early Paleocene of Mexico...
- Pomfrets are perciform fish belonging to the family Bramidae. The family currently includes 20 species across seven genera. Several species are important...
- the yellow pike or yellow pikeperch or yellow pickerel, is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States. It is...
- superorder Acanthopterygii, and in the 1960s, they were classed as primitive perciforms, while others have grouped them in Atheriniformes. They are classified...
- Family of deep-water marine perciform fish...
- also the second-largest order of extant (living) vertebrates, after the perciform fish. Members of the order are distinguished by their skins, which bear...
- The snakeheads are members of the freshwater perciform fish family Channidae, native to parts of Africa and Asia. These elongated, predatory fish are...
- The stargazers are a family, Uranoscopidae, of perciform fish that have eyes on top of their heads (hence the name). The family includes about 51 species...
- Maastrichtian type area (Netherlands, Belgium) do****ent early gadiform and perciform fishes during the Late Cretaceous, prior to the K/Pg boundary extinction...
- The skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) is a perciform fish in the tuna family, Scombridae, and is the only member of the genus Katsuwonus. It is also...