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classified in the Perciformes. The
earliest fossil perciform is the
extinct stem group-
perciform Paleoserr**** (originally
considered an
early serranid)...
- The
stargazers are a family, Uranoscopidae, of
perciform ray-finned fish that have eyes on top of
their heads (hence the name). The
family includes about...
- 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
snakeheads are
members of the
freshwater perciform fish
family Channidae,
native to
parts of
Africa and Asia.
These elongated,
predatory fish are...
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Lutjanidae or
snappers are a
family of
perciform fishes,
mainly marine but with some
members inhabiting estuaries and, in some cases,
fresh water (e.g...
- pike,
yellow pike,
yellow pikeperch or
yellow pickerel, is a
freshwater perciform fish
native to most of
Canada and to the
Northern United States. It is...
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superorder Acanthopterygii, and in the 1960s, they were
classed as
primitive perciforms,
while others have
grouped them in Atheriniformes. In
North America, "mullet"...
- developed.
Pterophyllum should not be
confused with
marine angelfish,
perciform fish
found on
shallow ocean reefs. The
currently recognized species in...
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Toxotidae are a
monotypic family (although some
include a
second genus) of
perciform tropical fish
known for
their unique predation technique of "shooting...
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Marine angelfish are
perciform fish of the
family Pomacanthidae. They are
found on
shallow reefs in the
tropical Atlantic, Indian, and
mostly western...
