Percopsiformes

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Percopsiformes is an order of small, primarily freshwater ray-finned fishes that includes trout-perches and their relatives, mostly found in North America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf order of fishes
taxon
belongsToClade Euteleostei NERFINISHED
bodySize small
class Actinopterygii
commonName trout-perch and allies
containsExtantFamilies yes
diet invertebrates
small aquatic organisms
distribution North America
ecologicalRole small benthic and midwater predators
eyeAdaptationInSomeMembers reduced or absent eyes
finType ray-finned
geologicalTimeOfOrigin Cretaceous or earlier
habitat freshwater
hasCharacteristic adipose fin present in some species
includes cave-dwelling species
includes surface-dwelling species
mostly endemic to North America
soft-rayed fins in many species
hasMember Amblyopsidae NERFINISHED
Aphredoderidae NERFINISHED
Percopsidae NERFINISHED
higherTaxon Teleostei NERFINISHED
includes cavefishes
pirate perches
trout-perches
includesFishes yes GENERATED
infraclass Teleostei NERFINISHED
kingdom Animalia
notableSpeciesExample Amblyopsis spelaea NERFINISHED
Aphredoderus sayanus NERFINISHED
Percopsis omiscomaycus NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
primaryContinent North America NERFINISHED
region Nearctic NERFINISHED
reproduction oviparous
salinityPreference freshwater
skeletonType bony fishes
subclass Neopterygii NERFINISHED
taxonomicRank order
typicalEnvironment lakes
rivers
streams
waterType primarily freshwater

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Acanthopterygii contains Percopsiformes