Malacopterygii
Of animal order and Teleostei. May also be referred to as superorder Malacopterygii.
An extensive group of teleost fishes having fins supported by flexible cartilaginous rays.
This concept's ID is @1~7189
Animal Order
- Isospondyli
Most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines;...
- Cypriniformes
An order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches;...
- Siluriformes
An order of fish belonging to the superorder Malacopterygii including catfishes.
- Anguilliformes
Elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced.
- Gadiformes
Cods, haddocks, grenadiers; in some classifications considered equivalent to the order...
- Anacanthini
At least partially equivalent to the order Gadiformes in some classifications.
Fish Family
- Trachipteridae
Ribbonfishes.
- Synodontidae
Soft-finned bottom-dwelling fishes.
- Chlorophthalmidae
Small family of soft-finned bottom-dwellers with large eyes; relatives of liz...
- Lampridae
Opahs.
- Regalecidae
Ribbonfishes.
Also contains
- soft-finned fish
Any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii.