1. relating to or resembling perch and related spiny-finned fishes
Usage: zoological

1. a fish of the perch family or related families, characterized by spiny fins
Usage: zoological

Examples

• The bass is a typical percoid fish found in freshwater lakes.
• Percoid characteristics include spiny dorsal fins and ctenoid scales.
• Marine percoids include groupers, snappers, and sea bass.
• The scientist studied percoid anatomy in the laboratory.
• Many percoid species are important commercial fish.
• Percoid fishes dominate many aquatic ecosystems.