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Preferred term

Perciformes  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Entry terms

  • Bluegill
  • Bluegills
  • Croaker
  • Croakers
  • Dolphin Fish
  • Fish, Sparid
  • Porgies
  • Sparid Fish
  • Sparus
  • Sunfishes

Note

  • general or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not confuse entry term DOLPHIN FISH with DOLPHINS which are mammals

Scope note

  • The most diversified of all fish orders and the largest vertebrate order. It includes many of the commonly known fish such as porgies, croakers, sunfishes, dolphin fish, mackerels, TUNA, etc.

History note

  • 87

In other languages

  • ahvenkalat

    Finnish

  • ahvenkalojen lahko
  • Perciformes
  • Abborrartade fiskar

    Swedish

  • Blågälad solabborre
  • Guldmakrill
  • Havsrudefiskar
  • Makrill
  • Solabborrfiskar
  • Stubbkväkare

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010473

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