Percopsidae

Percopsidae
Percopsis omiscomaycus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Percopsiformes
Family: Percopsidae
Agassiz, 1850
Genera
  • †Amphiplaga Cope, 1877
  • †Erismatopterus Cope, 1870
  • †Libotonius Wilson, 1978
  • †Lindoeichthys Murry et al., 2020
  • †Massamorichthys Murray, 1996
  • Percopsis Agassiz, 1849
Synonyms
  • Libotoniidae Grande, 1988

Percopsidae is a family of fish in the order Percopsiformes, with one extant genus with two species, both endemic to North America, and five described fossil genera.

They are small fish with weak fin spines, and an adipose fin similar to those of trout. They feed on insects and small crustaceans.

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