Perch-like; perciform; of or pertaining to the Percoïdes or Percidæ, in any sense. A1so percoideous.

noun. A perch; any member of the Percoides or Percidæ.

adjective. Belonging to, or resembling, the perches, or family Percidæ.

adjective. Of or belonging to Percoidea, a taxonomic superfamily in the order Perciformes.

noun. Any fish of the genus Perca, or allied genera of the family Percidae.

noun. any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes

"The nearest respectable sport for the fly or minnow man is with black bass, in the smaller lakes and connecting rivers within two or three hours 'railway journey; and there are six or eight other percoid forms such as striped, calico, and rock bass, and several of the sunfishes, all of which take a fly."

acanthopterygian  spiny-finned fish  

Flathead  angelfish  archerfish  bass  bigeye  

percoidean