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Basses Perches and Relatives: Perciformes

Perciformes And People

Some Perciformes fishes are caught or farmed for food, fish oil, fish meal, or bait. Others are used in aquariums. People in some areas, such as the Amazon, support themselves by catching and selling aquarium fishes. Many Perciformes fishes are popular for sport fishing. Some Perciformes fishes are used for scientific research.

WHAT IS AN ORDER?

An order is one of the groups used to classify natural things. From most general to having the most in common, these groups are kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. The kingdoms are animal, vegetable, and mineral. Animals in the same species have enough traits in common to produce young with one another.

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Animal Life ResourceFish and Other Cold-Blooded VertebratesBasses Perches and Relatives: Perciformes - Physical Characteristics, Behavior And Reproduction, Perciformes And People, Conservation Status - GEOGRAPHIC RANGE, HABITAT, DIET