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percoid fish - any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
percoid, percoidean
acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
order perciformes, order percomorphi, perciformes, percomorphi one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna
perch any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes
perch any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes
sandfish either of two small silvery scaleless fishes of the northern Pacific that burrow into sand
cusk-eel elongate compressed somewhat eel-shaped fishes
brotula deep-sea fishes
pearl-fish, pearlfish found living within the alimentary canals of e.g. sea cucumbers or between the shells of pearl oysters in or near shallow seagrass beds
robalo a kind of percoid fish
pike any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere
centrarchid, sunfish small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed
bass nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes
serranid, serranid fish marine food sport fishes mainly of warm coastal waters
surfperch, surf fish, surffish small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific coast of North America
bigeye red fishes of American coastal tropical waters having very large eyes and rough scales
catalufa, priacanthus arenatus brightly colored carnivorous fish of western Atlantic and West Indies waters
cardinalfish small red fishes of coral reefs and inshore tropical waters
lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps, tilefish yellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep waters
pomatomus saltatrix, bluefish bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters
cobia, rachycentron canadum, sergeant fish large dark-striped tropical food and game fish related to remoras; found worldwide in coastal to open waters
carangid, carangid fish a percoid fish of the family Carangidae
dolphin, dolphinfish, mahimahi any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
blanquillo, tilefish important marine food fishes
cichlid, cichlid fish freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums
snapper any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters
grunt medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught
sparid, sparid fish spiny-finned food fishes of warm waters having well-developed teeth
sea bream, bream any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae
sciaenid, sciaenid fish widely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes having a large air bladder used to produce sound
mullet bottom dwelling marine warm water fishes with two barbels on the chin
gray mullet, grey mullet, mullet bottom dwelling marine warm water fishes with two barbels on the chin
sea chub schooling fishes mostly of Indian and western Pacific oceans; two species in western Atlantic
chaetodipterus faber, spadefish, angelfish deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters
butterfly fish small usually brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes having narrow deep bodies with large broad fins; found worldwide
damselfish, demoiselle small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
wrasse chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored
parrotfish, polly fish, pollyfish gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth
threadfin mullet-like tropical marine fishes having pectoral fins with long threadlike rays
jawfish small large-mouthed tropical marine fishes common along sandy bottoms; males brood egg balls in their mouths; popular aquarium fishes
stargazer heavy-bodied marine bottom-lurkers with eyes on flattened top of the head
sand stargazer small pallid fishes of shoal tropical waters of North America and South America having eyes on stalks atop head; they burrow in sand to await prey
blennioid, blennioid fish elongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins
goby, gudgeon small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker
sleeper goby, sleeper an unexpected hit; "that movie was the sleeper of the summer"
flathead pallid bottom-dwelling flat-headed fish with large eyes and a duck-like snout
archerfish, toxotes jaculatrix any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into the water; found in Indonesia and Australia
worm fish poorly known family of small tropical shallow-water fishes related to gobies
surgeonfish brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail
gempylid snake mackerels; elongated marine fishes with oily flesh; resembles mackerels; found worldwide
cutlassfish, frost fish, hairtail long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel
scombroid, scombroid fish important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters
stromateid, stromateid fish, butterfish small marine fish with a short compressed body and feeble spines
clingfish very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.
tripletail large food fish of warm waters worldwide having long anal and dorsal fins that with a caudal fin suggest a three-lobed tail
mojarra small silvery schooling fishes with protrusible mouths found in warm coastal waters
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