Critter Catalog

perchlike fishes

Perciformes

• KingdomAnimaliaanimal kingdom

  • Animalia: pictures (7319)
  • Animalia: specimens (3017)
  • Animalia: sounds (165)
  • Animalia: maps (42)
  • ClassActinopterygiiray-finned fishes

    • Actinopterygii: information (1)
    • Actinopterygii: pictures (145)
    • Actinopterygii: specimens (14)
    • OrderPerciformesperchlike fishes

      • Perciformes: pictures (53)
      • Perciformes: specimens (4)
      • FamilyAcanthuridaeSurgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes
      • FamilyAcropomatidaeLanternbellies, temperate ocean-basses
      • FamilyAmarsipidaeBagless glassfishes
      • FamilyAmbassidaeAsiatic glassfishes
      • FamilyAmmodytidaeSand lances
      • FamilyAnabantidaeClimbing gouramies
      • FamilyAnarhichadidaeWolffishes
      • FamilyAplodactylidaeMarblefishes
      • FamilyApogonidaeCardinalfishes
      • FamilyAriommatidaeAriommatids
      • FamilyArripidaeAustralian salmon
      • FamilyArtedidraconidaeBarbled plunderfishes
      • FamilyBadidaeChameleonfishes
      • FamilyBanjosidaeBanjofishes
      • FamilyBathyclupeidaeDeep-sea scalyfins
      • FamilyBathydraconidaeAntarctic dragonfishes
      • FamilyBathymasteridaeRonquils
      • FamilyBlenniidaeCombtooth blennies
      • FamilyBovichtidaeThornfishes
      • FamilyBramidaePomfrets
      • FamilyCaesionidaeFusiliers
      • FamilyCallanthiidaeSplendid perches
      • FamilyCallionymidaeDragonets
      • FamilyCaproidaeBoarfishes
      • FamilyCarangidaeJacks and pompanos
        • SpeciesSeriola lalandiCalifornia yellowtail

          • Seriola lalandi: information (1)
      • FamilyCaristiidaeManefishes
      • FamilyCentracanthidaePicarels
      • FamilyCentrarchidaesunfish

        • Centrarchidae: information (1)
        • Centrarchidae: pictures (28)
        • SpeciesAmbloplites rupestrisGoggle eye

          • Ambloplites rupestris: information (1)
          • Ambloplites rupestris: pictures (1)
        • SpeciesLepomis cyanellusGreen sunfish

          • Lepomis cyanellus: information (1)
          • Lepomis cyanellus: pictures (2)
        • SpeciesLepomis gibbosusPond perch

          • Lepomis gibbosus: information (1)
          • Lepomis gibbosus: pictures (1)
        • SpeciesLepomis macrochirusBluegill

          • Lepomis macrochirus: information (1)
          • Lepomis macrochirus: pictures (6)
        • SpeciesLepomis megalotisCreek perch

          • Lepomis megalotis: information (1)
          • Lepomis megalotis: pictures (5)
        • SpeciesLepomis microlophusRedear sunfish

          • Lepomis microlophus: information (1)
      • FamilyCentrogenyidaeFalse scorpionfishes
      • FamilyCentrolophidaeMedusafishes
      • FamilyCentropomidaeSnooks
      • FamilyCepolidaeBandfishes
      • FamilyChaenopsidaePike-, tube- and flagblennies
      • FamilyChaetodontidaeButterflyfishes
      • FamilyChampsodontidaeCrocodile toothfishes
      • FamilyChannichthyidaeCrocodile icefishes
      • FamilyChannidaeSnakeheads

        • Channidae: pictures (1)
      • FamilyCheilodactylidaeMorwongs
      • FamilyCheimarrichthyidaeTorrentfish
      • FamilyChiasmodontidaeSnaketooth fishes
      • FamilyChironemidaeKelpfishes
      • FamilyCichlidaeCichlids

        • Cichlidae: pictures (1)
      • FamilyCirrhitidaeHawkfishes
      • FamilyClinidaeClinids
      • FamilyCoryphaenidaeDolphinfishes
      • FamilyCreediidaeSandburrowers
      • FamilyCryptacanthodidaeWrymouths
      • FamilyDactyloscopidaeSand stargazers
      • FamilyDatnioididaeFreshwater tripletails
      • FamilyDichistiidaeGaljoen fishes
      • FamilyDinolestidaeLong-finned pike
      • FamilyDinopercidaeCavebasses
      • FamilyDraconettidaeSlope dragonets
      • FamilyDrepaneidaeSicklefishes
      • FamilyEcheneidaeRemoras
      • FamilyElassomatidaePygmy sunfishes
      • FamilyEleginopsidaePatagonian blennies
      • FamilyEleotridaeSleepers
      • FamilyEmbiotocidaeSurfperches
      • FamilyEmmelichthyidaeRovers
      • FamilyEnoplosidaeOldwife
      • FamilyEphippidaeSpadefishes, batfishes and scats
      • FamilyEpigonidaeDeepwater cardinalfishes
      • FamilyGempylidaeSnake mackerels
      • FamilyGerreidaeMojarras
      • FamilyGlaucosomatidaePearl perches
      • FamilyGobiidaeGobies

        • Gobiidae: pictures (3)
        • SpeciesNeogobius melanostomusGobie arrondie

          • Neogobius melanostomus: information (1)
          • Neogobius melanostomus: pictures (3)
      • FamilyGrammatidaeBasslets
      • FamilyHaemulidaeGrunts
      • FamilyHapalogenyidaeBarbeled grunters
      • FamilyHarpagiferidaeSpiny plunderfishes
      • FamilyHelostomatidaeKissing gourami
      • FamilyHowellidaeOceanic basslets
      • FamilyIcosteidaeRagfish
      • FamilyInermiidaeBonnetmouths
      • FamilyIstiophoridaeBillfishes
        • SpeciesIstiophorus platypterusAtlantic sailfish

          • Istiophorus platypterus: information (1)
      • FamilyKraemeriidaeSand darters
      • FamilyKuhliidaeAholeholes
      • FamilyKurtidaeNurseryfishes
      • FamilyKyphosidaeSea chubs
      • FamilyLabridaeWrasses

        • Labridae: specimens (1)
      • FamilyLabrisomidaeLabrisomids
      • FamilyLactariidaeFalse trevallies
      • FamilyLateolabracidaeAsian seaperches
      • FamilyLatidaeLates perches
      • FamilyLatridaeTrumpeters
      • FamilyLeiognathidaeSlimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes
      • FamilyLeptobramidaeBeachsalmon
      • FamilyLeptoscopidaeSouthern sandfishes
      • FamilyLethrinidaeEmperors or scavengers
      • FamilyLobotidaeTripletails
      • FamilyLutjanidaeSnappers
      • FamilyLuvaridaeLouvar
      • FamilyMalacanthidaeTilefishes
      • FamilyMenidaeMoonfish
      • FamilyMicrodesmidaeWormfishes
      • FamilyMonodactylidaeMoonyfishes or fingerfishes
      • FamilyMoronidaeTemperate basses

        • Moronidae: information (2)
        • SpeciesMorone americanaWhite perch

          • Morone americana: information (1)
        • SpeciesMorone chrysopsBass

          • Morone chrysops: information (1)
        • SpeciesMorone mississippiensisBass

          • Morone mississippiensis: information (1)
      • FamilyMullidaeGoatfishes
      • FamilyNandidaeAsian leaffishes
      • FamilyNematistiidaeRoosterfish
      • FamilyNemipteridaeThreadfin breams, Whiptail breams
      • FamilyNomeidaeDriftfishes
      • FamilyNototheniidaeCod icefishes
      • FamilyOdacidaeCales and weed-whitings
      • FamilyOdontobutidaeFreshwater sleepers
      • FamilyOpistognathidaeJawfishes
      • FamilyOplegnathidaeKnifejaws
      • FamilyOsphronemidaeGouramies
      • FamilyOstracoberycidaeShellskin alfonsinos
      • FamilyParascorpididaeJutjaws
      • FamilyPempheridaeSweepers
      • FamilyPentacerotidaeArmorheads
      • FamilyPercichthyidaeTemperate perches
      • FamilyPercidaeperches

        • Percidae: information (1)
        • Percidae: pictures (19)
        • Percidae: specimens (3)
        • SpeciesAmmocrypta claraWestern sand darter

          • Ammocrypta clara: information (1)
        • SpeciesEtheostoma blennioidesGreenside darter

          • Etheostoma blennioides: information (1)
          • Etheostoma blennioides: pictures (1)
        • SpeciesEtheostoma caeruleumRainbow darter

          • Etheostoma caeruleum: information (1)
          • Etheostoma caeruleum: pictures (3)
        • SpeciesEtheostoma micropercaLeast darter

          • Etheostoma microperca: information (1)
        • SpeciesEtheostoma nigrumJohnny darter

          • Etheostoma nigrum: information (1)
          • Etheostoma nigrum: pictures (1)
        • SpeciesPercina caprodesLog perch

          • Percina caprodes: information (1)
          • Percina caprodes: pictures (2)
        • SpeciesPercina evidesGilt darter

          • Percina evides: information (1)
        • SpeciesSander canadensisSand pickerel

          • Sander canadensis: information (1)
        • SpeciesSander vitreuswalleye

          • Sander vitreus: information (1)
          • Sander vitreus: pictures (5)
          • Sander vitreus: specimens (1)
      • FamilyPerciliidaeSouthern basses
      • FamilyPercophidaeDuckbills
      • FamilyPholidaeGunnels
      • FamilyPholidichthyidaeConvict blenny
      • FamilyPinguipedidaeSandperches
      • FamilyPlesiopidaeRoundheads
      • FamilyPolycentridaeLeaffishes
      • FamilyPolynemidaeThreadfins
      • FamilyPolyprionidaeWreckfishes
      • FamilyPomacanthidaeAngelfishes
      • FamilyPomacentridaeDamselfishes
      • FamilyPomatomidaeBluefishes
      • FamilyPriacanthidaeBigeyes or catalufas
      • FamilyPseudaphritidaeCatadromous icefishes
      • FamilyPseudochromidaeDottybacks
      • FamilyPtereleotridaeDartfishes
      • FamilyPtilichthyidaeQuillfish
      • FamilyRachycentridaeCobia
      • FamilyRhyacichthyidaeLoach gobies
      • FamilyScaridaeParrotfishes
      • FamilyScatophagidaeScats
      • FamilySchindleriidaeInfantfishes
      • FamilySciaenidaedrums or croakers

        • Sciaenidae: information (1)
        • Sciaenidae: pictures (1)
        • SpeciesAplodinotus grunniensSheephead

          • Aplodinotus grunniens: information (1)
          • Aplodinotus grunniens: pictures (1)
      • FamilyScombridaeMackerels, tunas, bonitos
      • FamilyScombrolabracidaeLongfin escolars
      • FamilyScombropidaeGnomefishes
      • FamilyScytalinidaeGraveldivers
      • FamilySerranidaeSea basses: groupers and fairy basslets
      • FamilySiganidaeRabbitfishes
      • FamilySillaginidaeSmelt-whitings
      • FamilySparidaePorgies
      • FamilySphyraenidaeBarracudas
      • FamilyStichaeidaePricklebacks
      • FamilyStromateidaeButterfishes
      • FamilySymphysanodontidaeSlopefishes
      • FamilyTerapontidaeGrunters or tigerperches
      • FamilyTetragonuridaeSquaretails
      • FamilyToxotidaeArcherfishes
      • FamilyTrachinidaeWeeverfishes
      • FamilyTrichiuridaeCutlassfishes
      • FamilyTrichodontidaeSandfishes
      • FamilyTrichonotidaeSanddivers
      • FamilyTripterygiidaeThreefin blennies
      • FamilyUranoscopidaeStargazers
      • FamilyXenisthmidaeCollared wrigglers
      • FamilyXiphiidaeSwordfish
      • FamilyZanclidaeMoorish idol
      • FamilyZaproridaeProwfish
      • FamilyZoarcidaeEelpouts