- Acanthopterygii
image_caption="Labidesthes sicculus "
regnum=Animalia
phylum=Chordata
classis=Actinopterygii
infraclassis=Teleostei
superordo=Acanthopterygii
subdivision_ranks=Orders
subdivision=See text.Acanthopterygii (meaning "spiny finned one") is the name of a
superorder of fish in the classActinopterygii . It includes theteleost bony fishes, with characteristic sharp bony rays.Orders:
* OrderMugiliformes , "the mullets"
* OrderAtheriniformes , "including silversides andrainbowfish es"
* OrderBeloniformes , "including theflyingfish es"
* OrderCetomimiformes , "thewhalefish es"
* OrderCyprinodontiformes , "including livebearers,killifish es"
* OrderStephanoberyciformes , "including theridgehead s"
* OrderBeryciformes , "including thefangtooth s andpineconefish es"
* OrderZeiformes , "including the dories"
* OrderGobiesociformes , "theclingfish es" [In ITIS,Gobiesociformes is placed as the suborder Gobiesocoidei of the orderPerciformes .]
* OrderGasterosteiformes "includingstickleback s,pipefish es,seahorse s"
* OrderSyngnathiformes , "including theseahorse s andpipefish es" [In ITIS,Syngnathiformes is placed as the suborder Syngnathoidei of the orderGasterosteiformes .]
* OrderSynbranchiformes , "including theswamp eel s"
* OrderTetraodontiformes , "including thefilefish es andpufferfish "
* OrderPleuronectiformes , "theflatfish es"
* OrderScorpaeniformes , "includingscorpionfish es and theweaver fish "
* OrderPerciformes "40% of all fish includinganabantid s, bass,cichlid s,gobies ,gourami s,mackerel ,perch es,scat s, whiting,wrasses "Notes
ources
* [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Acanthopterygii Acanthopterygii at thefreedictionary.com]
External Links
* [http://tolweb.org/Acanthopterygii/15094 Tree of Life: Acanthopterygii]
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