perciform: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Perciformes

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Bluefin tuna swimming underwater in a group, with silvery bodies and streamlined shapes, near Japan.

Three cichlid fish from the genus Diplotaxodon are arranged side by side on a textured green surface.

Observe the aggressive social behavior of territorial perciform jawfish fighting over burrow proximity

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