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Acanthopterygii

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Acanthopterygii

Rank
  
Superorder

Phylum
  
Chordata

Higher classification
  
Acanthomorpha


Lower classifications
  
Perciformes, Japanese sea bass, Flatfish, Cichlid, Goby

Acanthopterygii (meaning "spiny finned one") is a superorder of bony fishes in the class Actinopterygii. Members of this superorder are sometimes called ray-finned fishes for the characteristic sharp, bony rays in their fins; however this name is often given to the class Actinopterygii as a whole.

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Phylogeny

The cladogram is based on Near et al., 2012.

Taxonomy


  • Order Mugiliformes, the mullets
  • Order Atheriniformes, including silversides and rainbowfishes
  • Order Beloniformes, including the flyingfishes
  • Order Cetomimiformes, the whalefishes
  • Order Cyprinodontiformes, including livebearers, killifishes
  • Order Stephanoberyciformes, including the ridgeheads
  • Order Beryciformes, including the fangtooths and pineconefishes
  • Order Zeiformes, including the dories
  • Order Gobiesociformes, the clingfishes
  • Order Gasterosteiformes including the sticklebacks
  • Order Syngnathiformes, including the seahorses and pipefishes
  • Order Synbranchiformes, including the swamp eels
  • Order Tetraodontiformes, including the filefishes and pufferfishes
  • Order Pleuronectiformes, the flatfishes
  • Order Scorpaeniformes, including the scorpionfishes
  • Order Perciformes 40% of all fishes including anabantids, basses, cichlids, gobies, gouramis, mackerels, perches, scats, whitings, wrasses


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    References

    Acanthopterygii Wikipedia
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