Percidae

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Percidae is a family of ray-finned freshwater fishes that includes perches, darters, and related species commonly found in the Northern Hemisphere.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Percidae canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
belongsToSubseries Percoidei ⓘ
bodyCovering ctenoid scales ⓘ
bodyShape elongated body ⓘ
canOccurIn brackish water ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName perch family ⓘ
containsGenus Etheostoma ⓘ
Gymnocephalus ⓘ
Perca ⓘ
Percina ⓘ
Romanichthys ⓘ
Sander ⓘ
Zingel ⓘ
diagnosticFeature two dorsal fins, one spiny and one soft-rayed ⓘ
distribution Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
ecologicalRole predator of aquatic invertebrates ⓘ
prey for larger fishes and birds ⓘ
economicallyImportantFor commercial fisheries ⓘ
recreational angling ⓘ
feedingType mostly insectivorous and piscivorous ⓘ
finType ray-finned ⓘ
habitat freshwater ⓘ
hasCharacteristic benthic or demersal behavior ⓘ
carnivorous ⓘ
spiny dorsal fin ⓘ
includesCommonGroup darters ⓘ
perches ⓘ
pikeperches ⓘ
ruffes ⓘ
includesSpeciesOfInterest Perca flavescens ⓘ
linked to: Perca

Perca fluviatilis ⓘ
linked to: Perca

Sander lucioperca ⓘ
Sander vitreus ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
nativeToContinent Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
North America ⓘ
notableGroupWithin North American darters (Etheostomatinae) ⓘ
linked to: Etheostoma
order Perciformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
recognizedBy zoological taxonomy ⓘ
reproduction egg-laying ⓘ
spawningHabitat gravel or rocky substrates ⓘ
subfamily Etheostomatinae ⓘ
linked to: Etheostoma

Percinae ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
typeGenus Perca ⓘ
waterType primarily freshwater ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Walleye → family → Percidae ⓘ
watercress darter → family → Percidae ⓘ
yellow perch → parentTaxon → Percidae ⓘ
yellow perch → family → Percidae ⓘ