Definition of Perciforms. Meaning of Perciforms. Synonyms of Perciforms

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Definition of Perciforms

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

Meaning of Perciforms from wikipedia

- Scorpaeniformes, are now classified in the Perciformes. The earliest fossil perciform is the extinct serranid Paleoserr**** from the Early Paleocene of Mexico...
- superorder Acanthopterygii, and in the 1960s, they were classed as primitive perciforms, while others have grouped them in Atheriniformes. They are classified...
- 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...
- they typically live in deep waters, though are not bottom feeders. The perciform fish known as the red bandfish (Cepola macrophthalma) is sometimes referred...
- 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...
- Pomfrets are perciform fish belonging to the family Bramidae. The family currently includes 20 species across seven genera. Several species are important...
- Cypriniformes (barbs and allies), Siluriformes (catfish) and Perciformes (perciform fish), each comprising about 50%, 23% and 14% of the total fish species...
- 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...
- Maastrichtian type area (Netherlands, Belgium) do****ent early gadiform and perciform fishes during the Late Cretaceous, prior to the K/Pg boundary extinction...
- There are 3878 species and 18 subspecies in the order Perciformes ****essed as least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Slender...