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Percoidea

Percoidea

9.9
A group of fish with spiny fins that includes perches
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Percoidea
  • The diversity of Percoidea is most apparent in their fin and jaw structures.

Examples

  • Recent studies have revised the classification of the Percoidea superfamily.

  • Many freshwater species belonging to the Percoidea are popular among anglers.

  • Look at that Percoidea!

  • The Percoidea family includes many species of fish.

  • Many freshwater species belonging to the Percoidea are popular among anglers.

  • The diversity of Percoidea is most apparent in their fin and jaw structures.

  • The Percoidea family includes many species of fish.

Surface Forms

Percoidea singular
Percoideas plural

Morphology

Percoidea = perch (opaque) = perc + oidea

The taxonomic suffix '-oidea' is specialized and not predictable to average learners, so knowing 'perch' does not allow inference of the technical sense.

Etymology

Percoidea comes from the fish name perch and the ending -oidea, which means 'like' or 'in the form of'. So Percoidea literally means 'perch-like' and is used for a large group of fishes related to perches, many of which have sharp spines in their fins.