Perciformes, an aa cried the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, are the lairgest order o vertebrates, containin aboot 40% o aw bony fishes. Perciformes means "perch-like". Thay belang tae the class o ray-finned fish, an comprise ower 10,000 species foond in almaist aw aquatic environments. The order contains aboot 160 faimilies, which is the maist o ony order within the vertebrates.[1] It is an aa the maist variably sized order o vertebrates, rangin frae the 7 mm (0.28 in) Schindleria brevipinguis tae the 5 m (16 ft) Makaira species. Among well-kent members o this group are cichlids, sunfish/bluegill, damselfish, bass, an perch.
Perciformes, an aa cried the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, are the lairgest order o vertebrates, containin aboot 40% o aw bony fishes. Perciformes means "perch-like". Thay belang tae the class o ray-finned fish, an comprise ower 10,000 species foond in almaist aw aquatic environments. The order contains aboot 160 faimilies, which is the maist o ony order within the vertebrates. It is an aa the maist variably sized order o vertebrates, rangin frae the 7 mm (0.28 in) Schindleria brevipinguis tae the 5 m (16 ft) Makaira species. Among well-kent members o this group are cichlids, sunfish/bluegill, damselfish, bass, an perch.
