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Answer for the clue "Any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes ", 7 letters:
percoid

Word definitions for percoid in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes [syn: percoid fish , percoidean ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Of or belonging to Percoidea, a taxonomic superfamily in the order Perciformes. n. Any fish of the genus ''Perca'', or allied genera of the family Percidae.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Percoid \Per"coid\, a. [L. perca a perch + -oid: cf. F. perco["i]de.] (Zo["o]l.) Belonging to, or resembling, the perches, or family Percid[ae] . -- n. Any fish of the genus Perca , or allied genera of the family Percid[ae] .