Percidae

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Percidae
Temporal range: Eocene to present
Yellow perch (Perca flavescens)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Superfamily: Percoidea
Family: Percidae
Rafinesque, 1815[1]
Subfamilies

see text

The Percidae are a

darters
are also a part of this family.

Characteristics

The family is characterised by having the

ctenoid and their bodies are normally somewhat elongate.[5]

Systematics

The 5th Edition of

Fishbase recognises 239 species in 11 genera.[4][1][6]

Fossil genera

References

  1. ^ a b Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230.
  2. ^ a b Kraft C.E; D.M. Carlson; M. Carlson (2006). "Inland fishes of New York (online) Version4.0". Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
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  4. ^ a b Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2019). "Percidae" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  5. ^ "Percidae: Form and Function". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  6. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Percidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 September 2020.