Perciform - Perciform Perciformes Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Families Suborder Percoidei Carangidae (jacks) Centrarchidae (freshwater sunfishes) Centropomidae (snooks) Chaetodontidae (butterflyfishes) Coryphaenidae (dolphinfishes) Echeneidae (remoras) Haemulidae (grunts) Mullidae (goatfishes) Percidae (perches and darters) Pomatomidae (bluefishes) Sciaenidae (drums) Serranidae (groupers) Sparidae (porgies) Toxotidae (archerfishes) (60 more) Suborder Elassomatoidei Elassomatidae (pygmy sunfishes) Suborder Labroidei Cichlidae (cichlids) Labridae (wrasses) Pomacentridae (damselfishes) Scaridae (parrotfishes) Embiotocidae (surfperches) Odacidae Suborder Zoarcoidei Bathymasteridae (ronquils) Zoarcidae (eelpouts) Stichaeidae (pricklebacks) Cryptacanthodidae Pholidae Anarhichadidae Ptilichthyidae Zaproridae Scytalinidae Suborder Notothenioidei Bovichthyidae Nototheniidae Harpagiferidae (plunderfishes) Bathydraconidae Channichthyidae (crocodile icefishes) Suborder Trachinoidei Chiasmodontidae Champsodontidae Pholidichthyidae (convict blenny) Trichodontidae (sandfishes) Pinguipedidae (sandperches) Cheimarrhichthyidae Trichonotidae (sanddivers) Creediidae (sandburrowers) Percophidae (duckbills) Leptoscopidae Ammodytidae (sand lances) Trachinidae (weeverfishes) Uranoscopidae (stargazers) Suborder Blennioidei Tripterygiidae Labrisomidae Clinidae Chaenopsidae Dactyloscopidae Blenniidae Suborder.
Flagtail - taeniura The flagtails or aholeholes are a family (Kuhliidae) of perciform fish of the Indo-Pacific area. The family consists of nine species in one genus Kuhlia, of which one (K. rupestris) is freshwater, with the others marine. The distinctive characteristic of these fish is a scaly sheath around the dorsal and anal fins. The dorsal fin is deeply notched between the 10 spines and the 9-13 soft rays. The opercle has two spines, and the anal fin three. Their bodies are compressed and silvery, and they tend to be small, growing to 50 cm at most. During the day they usually school, dispersing at night to feed on free-swimming crustaceans..
Eelpout - Lycodes Lycodichthys Lycodonus Lycogrammoides Lyconema Lycozoarces Maynea Melanostigma Nalbantichthys Notolycodes Oidiphorus Opaeophacus Ophthalmolycus Pachycara Petroschmidtia Phucocoetes Piedrabuenia Plesienchelys Pogonolycus Puzanovia Pyrolycus Seleniolycus Taranetzella Thermarces Zoarces The eelpouts are a family (Zoarcidae) of perciform ray-finned fish. As the name suggests, they are somewhat eel-like in appearance, with elongate bodies and the dorsal and anal fins continuous with the caudal fin. All of the approximately 220 species are marine, mostly bottom-dwelling, some at great depths. The largest member of the family is the ocean pout Zoarces americanus, which may reach 1.1 meter. Other names for family members include unernak, slipskin, and fish doctor..
Anabantidae - Ctenopoma Microctenopoma Sandelia The Anabantidae are a family of perciform fish commonly called the Labyrinth fish but also known as the Climbing Gouramies. Their distinguishing feature is a labyrinth organ, a structure in the fish's head which allows them to "breathe" atmospheric oxygen. Fish of this family are commonly seen gulping at air at the surface of the water; which then passes out of their gills or mouth when they dive beneath the surface. There are about 39 species in the family, classified in 4 genera (3 according to some authors). The familiar aquarium resident, the Siamese Fighting Fish Betta splendens used to be classified in this family, but is now placed among the gouramies, family Osphronemidae..
Antarctic cod - its name, the Antarctic Cod is quite unrelated to the true cod; it is not even in the same order, being classified as a perciform rather than a gadiform. These large, sluggish fish can be found swimming around on the sea bottom, particularly near the shallow water on the coast. Fully grown, these grayish fish are among the biggest in the Antarctic, at least 5 feet long and weighing anywhere between 40 - 200 pounds. When eaten, they have been described as oily and very tasty. They are sometimes confused with the Patagonian toothfish. Antarctic Cod have a lightweight cartilaginous skeleton, no swim bladder and fatty deposits which allow them to live in middle level waters. They also have retinas that are well adapted to the low light levels. Snow or.
Black Grouper - bonaci is one of the best known of the large group of Perciform fish called groupers. The Black Grouper is a large marine fish, growing up to 150cm in length and 100Kg in weight. It has an olive or gray body, with black blotches and brassy spots. The preopercle is gently rounded. It is associated with rocky or coral reefs but is not depending on them; it is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean, from Massachusetts, USA in the north to southern Brazil, but is particularly assocaited with the southern Gulf of Mexico, the Florida Keys, the Bahamas and the Caribbean. Adults are not found at the northern extremes of its range. It lives relatively near the surface, at depths ranging from 6 to 33 m. The Black Grouper is an.
Cichlid - Perciformes Family: Cichlidae Cichlids are a family of perciform fishes. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Types and characteristics of cichlid 2 Range 3 Diet 4 Reproduction 5 Cichlids as aquarium fish 6.
Crocodile icefish - more) The crocodile icefishes are a family (Channichthyidae) of perciform fish found in the cold waters around Antarctica and southern South America. They are notable for lacking red blood cells; it is believed that they rely on the well-oxygenated water and absorb oxygen directly through the skin..
Ragfish - odd ray-finned fish of the northern Pacific Ocean; although a perciform, its skeleton is mostly cartilage, and the larvae have pelvic fins that disappear as they mature. It is the sole member of the family Icosteidae, and some authorities place it into its own order Icosteiformes. The ragfish body is scaleless and limp, both because of the cartilaginous skeleton, as well as its flabby muscles. None of the fins have any spines. The dorsal and anal fins extend much of the length of the body, while the pelvic fins are absent. The coloration is generally a dark brown, and maximum known length is two meters. Ragfishes are found in deeper waters out to sea, and are said to eat other fish, squid, and octopus, although recent catches show no squid beaks.
Pomacentridae - Many, e.g. Amphiprion Chromis Hypsypops Pomacentridae is a family of Perciform fish, comprising the damselfishes and clownfishes. They are exclusively marine, and noted for their hardy constitutions and territoriality. Many are brightly coloured, so they are popular in aquaria. Around 350 species are classified in this species, in many genera. Of these, members of two genera, Amphiprion and Premnas are commonly called Clownfish or Anemonefish, while members of other genera (e.g. Chromis) are commonly called Damselfish This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it..
Osphronemidae - Betta; see text The Osphronemidae or Gouramies are a family of perciform fish. Currently, 49 species are recognised, placed in 13 genera. Many Gouramies have an elongated ray at the front of their pelvic fins. Many species show parental care: some are mouth brooders, and others, like the Siamese Fighting Fish, Betta splendens, build bubble nests. The name Polyacanthidae has also been used for this family. Some fish now classified as Gouramies were previously placed in family Anabantidae..
Nassau Grouper - striatus Binomial name Epinephelus striatus The Nassau Grouper, Epinephelus striatus, is one of the large number of Perciform fish in the family Serranidae that are commonly referred to as groupers. It is the most important of the groupers for commercial fishery in the West Indies but has been endangered by overfishing. The Nassau Grouper is a medium to large fish, growing to over a metre in length and up to 25Kg in weight. Its colour varies depending on circumstances. In shallow water, it is basically tawny, but specimens from deeper water are pinkish or red, sometimes orange-red. Individual fish also change colour as a function of motivational state. Superimposed on this base colour are a number of lighter stripes, darker spots, bars and patterns including black spots below and behind the.
Nototheniidae - scotti tokarevi vicarius Fish of the perciform, suborder Notothenioidei includes eight families with 43 genera and 122 species. Ninety-six species inhabit Antarctic waters and 26 are non-Antarctic. They dominate the cold shelf waters surrounding the Antarctic continent. They comprise 45% of the Antartic fish fauna. However in many areas of the Antartic shelf, including the highest latitudes, notothenioids make up 77% of the species and 90–95% of fish abundance and biomass. Typically variation in the barbel, a key taxonomic character, separates the species. Hence, they are erroneously identified as cods (Gadidae). Unlike cods, they lack swim bladders. As the dominant Antarctic fish species, they occupy both sea bottom and water column ecological niches. Although lacking a swimbladder, they have undergone a depth-related diversification, such as increase in fatty tissues and body.
Marine angelfish - Marine angelfish Marine angelfish are are a group of Perciform fishes which constitute the family Pomacanthidae. This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it..
