Acanthopterygii

Of animal order and Teleostei.   May also be referred to as superorder Acanthopterygii.

Teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays.

This concept's ID is @1~13433

Animal Order

  • Perciformes 57 facts

    One of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches;...

  • Scorpaenoidea 7 facts

    Mail-cheeked fishes: scorpionfishes; gurnards.

  • Plectognathi 7 facts

    Boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffers.

  • Heterosomata 5 facts

    Flatfishes: halibut; sole; flounder; plaice; turbot; tonguefishes.

  • Pediculati 4 facts

    Anglers and batfishes; spiny-finned marine fishes having pectoral fins at the ends of...

  • Scleroparei 3 facts

    Scorpionfishes; sculpins; gurnards; greenlings; flying gurnards.

  • Berycomorphi 2 facts

    An order of spiny-finned fish in the superorder Acanthopterygii.

  • Zeomorphi 2 facts

    Dories.

  • Discocephali 1 facts

    Small order of fishes comprising the remoras.

Also contains

  • spiny-finned fish 21 facts

    A teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays.