| Percopsidae | |
|---|---|
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| Percopsis omiscomaycus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Percopsiformes |
| Family: | Percopsidae Agassiz, 1850 |
| Genera[1][2][3] | |
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Amphiplaga brachyptera
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". Mikko's Phylogeny Archive. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ↑ 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".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). "Percopsidae" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
- ↑ Cohen, Daniel M. (1998). Paxton, J.R.; Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds.). 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
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