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Percopsiformes

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In paracanthopterygian: General features
…are about 9 species of percopsiforms, or trout-perches, and about 385 species of ophidiiforms (that is, the pearlfishes and cusk-eels).
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annotated classification

In fish: Annotated classification
Order Percopsiformes (trout-perches, pirate perches, and cave fishes) Mouth gape and buccal dentition reduced; median fin spines reduced or lost; head with spine ornamentation; scale covering of the adipose fin lost. Length 8–13 cm (roughly 3–5 inches). 3 extant families, 1 fossil family, about 9 living…
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