Biology:Percopsidae
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Short description: Family of fishes
| Percopsidae | |
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| Percopsis omiscomaycus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Percopsiformes |
| Family: | Percopsidae Agassiz, 1850 |
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Percopsidae is a family of fish in the order Percopsiformes, with one extant genus with two species, both endemic to North America, and two known fossil genera.[4]
They are small fish with weak fin spines, and an adipose fin similar to those of trout. They feed on insects and small crustaceans.[5]
References
- ↑ Haaramo, Mikko (2007). "Percopsiformes". http://www.helsinki.fi/~mhaaramo/metazoa/deuterostoma/chordata/actinopterygii/percopsiformes.html.
- ↑ Nelson, Joseph S.; Grande, Terry C.; Wilson, Mark V. H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118342336.
- ↑ van der Laan, Richard (2016). Family-group names of fossil fishes. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303911230.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). "Percopsidae" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
- ↑ Cohen, Daniel M. (1998). Paxton, J.R.. ed. Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 129. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
- Trout-perch article by Robert G. Bramblett
- Species summary Percopsis transmontana sand roller
- Pictures - University of Michigan
Wikidata ☰ Q13689977 entry
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