Overview
Acanthopterygii (meaning "spiny finned one") is a superorder of bony fishes in the class Actinopterygii. Members of this superorder are also known as the ray-finned fishes for the characteristic sharp, bony rays in their fins; however this name is also often given to the class Actinopterygii as a whole.
Orders:
- 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 clingfishes1]
- Order Gasterosteiformes including the sticklebacks
- Order Syngnathiformes, including the seahorses and pipefishes [2]
- Order Synbranchiformes, including the swamp eels
- Order Tetraodontiformes, including the filefishes and pufferfishes
- Order Pleuronectiformes, the flatfishes
- Order Scorpaeniformes, including scorpionfishes and the weaver fishes
- Order Perciformes 40% of all fishes including anabantids, basses, cichlids, gobies, gouramis, mackerels, perches, scats, whitings, wrasses
Orders:
- 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 clingfishes1]
- Order Gasterosteiformes including the sticklebacks
- Order Syngnathiformes, including the seahorses and pipefishes [2]
- Order Synbranchiformes, including the swamp eels
- Order Tetraodontiformes, including the filefishes and pufferfishes
- Order Pleuronectiformes, the flatfishes
- Order Scorpaeniformes, including scorpionfishes and the weaver fishes
- Order Perciformes 40% of all fishes including anabantids, basses, cichlids, gobies, gouramis, mackerels, perches, scats, whitings, wrasses
Notes
- ^ In ITIS, Gobiesociformes is placed as the suborder Gobiesocoidei of the order Perciformes.
- ^ In ITIS, Syngnathiformes is placed as the suborder Syngnathoidei of the order Gasterosteiformes.
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Taxonomy
The Superorder Acanthopterygii is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Order (15): Ateleopodiformes · Atheriniformes · Beloniformes · Beryciformes · Cyprinodontiformes · Dactylopteriformes · Gasterosteiformes · Lampriformes · Perciformes · Pleuronectiformes · Scorpaeniformes · Synbranchiformes · Syngnathiformes · Tetraodontiformes · Zeiformes
Orders
Ateleopodiformes
The jellynose fishes or tadpole fishes are the small order Ateleopodiformes. This group of ray-finned fish is monotypic, containing a single family Ateleopodidae. It has about one dozen species in four genera, but these enigmatic fishes are in need of taxonomic revision. [more]
Atheriniformes
Beloniformes
Beryciformes
A Order in the Kingdom Animalia.[1] [more]
Cyprinodontiformes
Dactylopteriformes
Dactylopteriformes is an order of bony fish. [more]
Gasterosteiformes
Lampriformes
A Order in the Kingdom Animalia.[2] [more]
Perciformes
Pleuronectiformes
A Order in the Kingdom Animalia.[3] [more]
Scorpaeniformes
Synbranchiformes
Syngnathiformes
A Order in the Kingdom Animalia.[4] [more]
Tetraodontiformes
Zeiformes
A Order in the Kingdom Animalia.[5] [more]
At least 88 species and subspecies belong to the Order Zeiformes.
More info about the Order Zeiformes may be found here.
Bibliography
- Kusunoki T, Amemiya F, Kaibogaku zasshi. Journal of anatomy. 1995 Oct;70(5):436-47.
Footnotes
- http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=113885
- http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=113904
- http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=113917
- http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=113930
- http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=113933
- ^ In ITIS, Gobiesociformes is placed as the suborder Gobiesocoidei of the order Perciformes.
- ^ In ITIS, Syngnathiformes is placed as the suborder Syngnathoidei of the order Gasterosteiformes.
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