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Definition of Acanthopterygii

Acanthopterygii
Acanthopterygii Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*i, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? thorn + ? fin, dim. fr. ? wing.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal, ventral, and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike, as the perch.

Meaning of Acanthopterygii from wikipedia

- Acanthopterygii (meaning "spiny finned one") is a superorder of bony fishes in the class Actinopterygii. Members of this superorder are sometimes called...
- food. Rosen coined the name in 1973 to describe a clade comprising Acanthopterygii, Paracanthopterygii, and also ctenothrissiform fossils from the Cretaceous...
- Neoteleostei (including the lanternfish, lizardfish, oarfish, and Acanthopterygii). The following taxa are known: Clade Pan-Euteleostei Genus †Avitosmerus...
- but have spiny rays, indicating that they belong to the superorder Acanthopterygii. No synbrachiform fossil is known. The Mastacembeloidei were removed...
- presence of fin spines clearly indicates membership in the superorder Acanthopterygii, and in the 1960s, they were classed as primitive perciforms, while...
- specialized members of the Gasterosteiformes-Scorpaeniformes group of Acanthopterygii. The largest member of the family is Zoarces americ****, which may...
- Furthermore, he recognized five additional orders of fish: Malacopterygii, Acanthopterygii, Branchiostegi, Chondropterygii, and Plagiuri. Artedi developed standard...
- /træˈkɪkθi.ɪfɔːrmiːz/ are an order of ray-finned fishes in the superorder Acanthopterygii. Fossils of this group date back to the Cenomanian. A recent phylogeny...
- latter belong to the superorder Ostariophysi, while the toothcarps are Acanthopterygii. The families of Cyprinodontiformes can be informally divided into...
- relative abundance. They are considered the most primitive order in Acanthopterygii, and as such are split off at the base of the cladogram below from...