Temperate perch
The members of the family Percichthyidae are known as the temperate perches. They belong to the order Perciformes, the perch-like fishes.
| Temperate perches Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Percichthys trucha | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Superfamily: | Percoidea |
| Family: | Percichthyidae D. S. Jordan & C. H. Eigenmann, 1890 |
| Genera | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Gadopsidae | |
The name Percichthyidae derives from the Latin perca for perch and Ancient Greek ἰχθύς, ichthys for fish.
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