- 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
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...
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superorder Acanthopterygii, and in the 1960s, they were
classed as
primitive perciforms,
while others have
grouped them in Atheriniformes. They are classified...
- 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...
- 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...
- Lutjanidae, or
snappers are a
family of
perciform fish,
mainly marine, but with some
members inhabiting estuaries,
feeding in
fresh water. The family...
- The
snakeheads are
members of the
freshwater perciform fish
family Channidae,
native to
parts of
Africa and Asia.
These elongated,
predatory fish are...
-
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...