Structured Summary
Abstract
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.
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Synonyms
14 entry terms
- Bluegill
- Centrarchidae
- Croakers
- Dolphin Fish
- Mackerels
- Mahi-Mahi
- Porgies
- Sparid Fish
- Sparus
- Sunfishes
- Bluegills
- Croaker
- Fish, Sparid
- Mackerel
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Aspects Covered
17 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not confuse entry term DOLPHIN FISH with DOLPHINS which are mammals
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History Note
87
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Previous Indexing
- Fishes (1966-1986)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Perciformes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010473. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010473
- Perciformes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perciformes
- Perciformes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127595