| Definition of 'perciformes' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Perciformes, order Perciformes, Percomorphi, order Percomorphi
one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna
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| Definition of 'perciformes' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. perciformes
an extensive tribe or suborder of fishes, including the true perches (Percidae); the pondfishes (Centrarchidae); the sciaenoids (Sciaenidae); the sparoids (Sparidae); the serranoids (Serranidae), and some other related families
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| Definition of 'perciformes' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. perciformes
The most diversified of all fish orders and the largest vertebrate order. It includes many of the commonly known fish such as porgies, croakers, sunfishes, dolphin fish, mackerels, TUNA, etc.
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