- Scorpaeniformes, are now
classified in the Perciformes. The
earliest fossil perciform is the
extinct serranid Paleoserr**** from the
Early Paleocene of Mexico...
- they
typically live in deep waters,
though are not
bottom feeders. The
perciform fish
known as the red
bandfish (Cepola macrophthalma) is
sometimes referred...
- 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...
-
superorder Acanthopterygii, and in the 1960s, they were
classed as
primitive perciforms,
while others have
grouped them in Atheriniformes. They are classified...
- also the second-largest
order of
extant (living) vertebrates,
after the
perciform fish.
Squamates are
distinguished by
their skins,
which bear
horny scales...
- Sand
stargazers are blennioids;
perciform marine fish of the
family Dactyloscopidae.
Found in
temperate to
tropical waters of
North and
South America;...
-
Marine angelfish are
perciform fish of the
family Pomacanthidae. They are
found on
shallow reefs in the
tropical Atlantic, Indian, and
mostly western...
-
Lutjanidae or
snappers are a
family of
perciform fish,
mainly marine, but with some
members inhabiting estuaries,
feeding in
fresh water. The
family includes...
- archerfish, seven-spot
archerfish or
largescale archerfish, is a
species of
perciform fish in the
archerfish genus Toxotes. They are
usually no
larger than...
-
Toxotidae are a
monotypic family (although some
include a
second genus) of
perciform tropical fish
known for
their unique predation technique of "shooting...
