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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 ]

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] .

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.