Perciformes
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Perciformes is the largest order of modern ray-finned fishes, encompassing a highly diverse group that includes perches, cichlids, tunas, and many other familiar marine and freshwater species.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Perciformes canonical | 15 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade of ray-finned fishes
ⓘ
order of fishes ⓘ taxonomic order ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | perch-like fishes ⓘ |
| contains |
benthic coastal fishes
ⓘ
many reef-associated fishes ⓘ pelagic open-ocean fishes ⓘ |
| distribution |
inland freshwater systems worldwide
ⓘ
worldwide oceans ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
herbivores
ⓘ
omnivores ⓘ planktivores ⓘ predators ⓘ |
| habitat |
brackish waters
ⓘ
freshwater environments ⓘ marine environments ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
ctenoid scales in many species
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highly diverse ecologies ⓘ highly diverse morphologies ⓘ mostly fin spines in anterior dorsal fin ⓘ physoclistous swim bladder in many species ⓘ soft rays in posterior dorsal fin ⓘ spiny-rayed fins ⓘ |
| hasSuborder |
Acanthuroidei
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Blennioidei ⓘ Cottoidei ⓘ Gobioidei ⓘ Labroidei ⓘ Notothenioidei ⓘ Percoidei ⓘ Scombroidei ⓘ |
| importance |
important in aquaculture
ⓘ
important in aquarium trade ⓘ major component of global fisheries ⓘ |
| includes |
angelfishes
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basses ⓘ blennies ⓘ butterflyfishes ⓘ cardinalfishes ⓘ cichlids ⓘ damselfishes ⓘ gobies ⓘ groupers ⓘ jacks (Carangidae) ⓘ mackerels ⓘ moronid temperate basses ⓘ perches ⓘ remoras ⓘ snappers ⓘ sunfishes (Centrarchidae) ⓘ surgeonfishes ⓘ tunas ⓘ wrasses ⓘ |
| isLargestOrderOf | modern ray-finned fishes ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| latinMeaning | perch-like ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction |
includes mouthbrooding species
ⓘ
includes species with parental care ⓘ mostly oviparous ⓘ |
| subphylum | Vertebrata ⓘ |
| superorder | Acanthopterygii ⓘ |
| taxonomicStatus | subject to revision with modern phylogenetics ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.