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Percidae:1aPosterior margin of preopercle moderately or strongly serrate (Figure 71); branchiostegal rays usually 7, rarely 8; adult of panfish or gamefish size Percidae:2
Percidae:1bPosterior margin of preopercle smooth or occasionally weakly, rarely moderately serrate (Figure 77); branchiostegal rays usually 6, rarely 7; small fishes Percidae:3
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Figure 71 [Copyright: American Fisheries Society]
Figure 71: Serrate preopercle in Perca.
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Figure 77 [Copyright: American Fisheries Society]
Figure 77: Etheostoma vitreum with villi in anal-urogenital area, and bifurcate (or more branched) genital papilla: (A) Nonbreeding female. (B) Breeding female. (C) Breeding male.
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