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Perciform vs Icefish - What's the difference?

perciform | icefish |

As nouns the difference between perciform and icefish

is that perciform is such a fish while icefish is (biology) any of many perciform fish, of the order notothenioidei, that live in the cold, continental-shelf waters of the antarctic.

As an adjective perciform

is of or pertaining to any of very many fish, of the order perciformes , that have fin spines, a swim bladder without a duct, usually ctenoid scales, and 17 or fewer caudal fin rays.

perciform

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to any of very many fish, of the order Perciformes , that have fin spines, a swim bladder without a duct, usually ctenoid scales, and 17 or fewer caudal fin rays.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Such a fish

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    icefish

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (biology) Any of many perciform fish, of the order Notothenioidei, that live in the cold, continental-shelf waters of the Antarctic
  • The noodlefish.