Percopsiformes
E1001600
Percopsiformes is an order of small, primarily freshwater ray-finned fishes that includes trout-perches and their relatives, mostly found in North America.
Statements (45)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.