- the
Trachiniformes (including the type genus) are now
considered true
perciforms. The
following classification is
based on Eschmeyer's
Catalog of Fishes:...
-
superorder Acanthopterygii, and in the 1960s, they were
classed as
primitive perciforms,
while others have
grouped them in Atheriniformes. In
North America, "mullet"...
- The
snakeheads are
members of the
freshwater perciform fish
family Channidae,
native to
parts of
Africa and Asia.
These elongated,
predatory fish are...
-
Early Eocene-aged Eosynanceja,
which is also one of the
earliest known perciforms.
Scorpaenidae is
divided into the
following subfamilies and tribes, containing...
- 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...
- 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...
- developed.
Pterophyllum should not be
confused with
marine angelfish,
perciform fish
found on
shallow ocean reefs. The
currently recognized species in...
- also the second-largest
order of
extant (living) vertebrates,
after the
perciform fish.
Squamates are
distinguished by
their skins,
which bear
horny scales...
- 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...
-
Lutjanidae or
snappers are a
family of
perciform fish,
mainly marine, but with some
members inhabiting estuaries,
feeding in
fresh water. The
family includes...
