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Observe the aggressive social behaviour of territorial perciform jawfish fighting over burrow proximity
Two jawfish (family Opistognathidae) engaging in a territorial dispute.
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bluefin tuna
Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus orientalis) in the waters near Japan.
Sue Flood/Alamy
walleyed pike
Walleyed pike (Sander vitreus).
Eric Engbretson/ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
perciforms
Representative perciforms of the families Sphyraenidae, Centrarchidae, Moronidae,...
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perciforms
Representative perciforms of the families Mullidae, Gerreidae, Percidae, Gadopsidae,...
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perciforms
Representative perciforms of the families Coryphaenidae, Mugiloididae, Labridae,...
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moon wrasse
Moon wrasse (Thalassoma lunare).
Leonard Low
cichlid
Cichlid fish (family Cichlidae).
Dlimnothrissa
perciforms
Representative perciforms of the families Trachinidae, Kuhliidae, Stromateidae, Kurtidae,...
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perciforms
Representative perciforms of the families Stichaeidae, Blenniidae, Anabantidae, Anarhichadidae,...
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perciforms
Representative perciforms of the families Mastacembelidae, Gobiidae, Ammodytidae,...
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internal structure of fishes
Internal structure of fishes. (Top) Skeleton of a perch (order Perciformes). (Bottom)...
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