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.

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- World (4 ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-471-25031-9. "Perciform - Form and function". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 14 February 2019...
- Pomfrets are perciform fishes 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...
- superorder Acanthopterygii, and in the 1960s, they were classed as primitive perciforms, while others have grouped them in Atheriniformes. They are classified...
- 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...
- Cirrhitidae, the hawkfishes, are a family of marine perciform ray-finned fishes found in tropical seas and which are ****ociated with coral reefs. The...
- The Moronidae are a family of perciform fishes, commonly called the temperate b****es, consisting of at least six freshwater, brackish water, and marine...
- The snakeheads are members of the freshwater perciform fish family Channidae, native to parts of Africa and Asia. These elongated, predatory fish are...
- Lutjanidae, or snappers are a family of perciform fish, mainly marine, but with some members inhabiting estuaries, feeding in fresh water. The family...
- also the second-largest order of extant (living) vertebrates, after the perciform fish. Members of the order are distinguished by their skins, which bear...