What's the difference between percoid and snapper?
Percoid
Definition:
(a.) Belonging to, or resembling, the perches, or family Percidae.
(n.) Any fish of the genus Perca, or allied genera of the family Percidae.
Example Sentences:
(1) Histomorphological responses of the ovary of a freshwater percoid fish, Colisa (T.) fasciatus, to endosulfan or thiodan EC 35 treatment, a popular pesticide, have been described.
(2) Chromatin of 14 species of fish referring to nine families of the percoid fish superorder includes protamines similar to salmin, a typical protamine of salmon.
(3) Evidence is presented in this work for the existence of a special chromaffin tissue in the ovary of the percoid teleost fish, Nandus and its hypertrophy under the influence of the pituitary extracts.
Snapper
Definition:
(n.) One who, or that which, snaps; as, a snapper up of trifles; the snapper of a whip.
(n.) Any one of several species of large sparoid food fishes of the genus Lutjanus, abundant on the southern coasts of the United States and on both coasts of tropical America.
(n.) A snapping turtle; as, the alligator snapper.
(n.) The green woodpecker, or yaffle.
(n.) A snap beetle.
Example Sentences:
(1) Barracuda should never be eaten, and travelers should exercise caution when considering other fish dishes, notably, grouper and red snapper.
(2) Rafael Gutiérrez, executive director of Costa Rica's national conservation system which manages Cocos Island, says his organisation is working to provide alternatives to illegal fishing, such as farming red snapper and harvesting the Piangua clam from mangrove swamps, as well as supporting the development of whale– and dolphin-watching businesses.
(3) The company said it had provided a detailed response to the letter "comprehensively dealing with all points and allegations made by Snapper".
(4) Then, towards the end of a tense match when standing beneath the Royal Box, where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were among the guests, the snappers said he shouted: “Five minutes before the fucking match!” It was not immediately clear if this was a reference to some disagreement he had with his new coach, Amélie Mauresmo, or his team – or something else entirely.
(5) Natural Restaurant in Phuket old town is amazing and its fried white snapper is great.
(6) Meanwhile, here's a match gallery featuring our snapper Tom Jenkins at the Etihad .
(7) Alistair Campbell prowled around snapping at the snappers' heels.
(8) JBW added: "Mr Justice Tugendhat gave very clear indication at court on Friday that for Snapper and the BBC to disregard our comprehensive response would not only be 'utterly irresponsible' and 'extremely foolish' but that the 'consequences for the defendant of doing so would be extremely grave'.
(9) There are nine species within the Great Barrier Reef marine park considered "highly vulnerable" in the report, including dugongs, dolphins, sharks, seabirds and fish such as salmon and snapper.
(10) I. Snapper in 1920 were traced and investigated to determine the type of the hereditary porphyria in each family.
(11) The Weather Service Nuclear Support Office has analyzed the meteorological and radiological data collected for the following atmospheric nuclear tests: TRINITY; EASY of the Tumbler-Snapper series; ANNIE, NANCY, BADGER, SIMON, and HARRY of the Upshot-Knothole series; BEE and ZUCCHINI of the Teapot series; BOLTZMANN and SMOKY of the Plumbbob series; and SMALL BOY of the Dominic II series.
(12) Far from the heavily trailed showbiz parties and red-carpet events, the lifeline of most celebrity snappers is a confidential network of sources privy to the movements of the latest tabloid fodder.
(13) We conclude that only the bones from cod, haddock, cole fish, gurnard, lemon sole, monk fish, grey mullet and red snapper are well seen by soft tissue radiographic techniques.
(14) The mid-afternoon tranquillity of suburban Stamford Way was broken on Wednesday when startled voters opened their doors to find a familiar blond on the step and a phalanx of Fleet Street snappers at the garden gate.
(15) Suspected fish included grouper, red snapper, and amberjack.
(16) #VeteransForKaepernick August 31, 2016 Nate Boyer, a former Green Beret and Seattle Seahawks long snapper, also offered his support.
(17) Was for a poorly cleaner, according to snapper Steve Back ( @PoliticalPics ) October 7, 2013 12.46pm BST The new appointments are coming thick and fast now.
(18) She is the daughter of the Queen’s late sister, Princess Margaret, and the raffish society snapper Lord Snowdon .
(19) The snappers were out in force again on Thursday, but there was no red carpet in sight – only one of the world's most famous athletes hiding his head beneath a silver-hooded top as he emerged from the police station.
(20) However, adults of Anoplodiscus cirrusspiralis from the nares of snapper lack this pigment, which suggests that environmental cues may promote the production of pigment as a possible aid to camouflage.