Acanthopterygii

Acanthopterygii (meaning "spiny finned one") is a superorder of bony fishes in the class Actinopterygii. Members of this superorder are called also known as the ray-finned fishes for the characteristic sharp, bony rays in their fins.

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 clingfishes
Order Gasterosteiformes including sticklebacks, pipefishes, seahorses
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 scorpionfishes and the weaver fishes
Order Perciformes 40% of all fishes including anabantids, basses, cichlids, gobies, gouramis, mackerels, perches, scats, whitings, wrasses

Translation

The word "Acanthopterygii" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Estonian, Spanish, French, Italian, Occitan, Portuguese.

Translation(s) in other languages: Catalan: Acantopterigi, German: Stachelflosser, Korean: 극기류, Icelandic: Broddgeislungar, Dutch: Stekelvinnigen, Japanese: 棘鰭上目, Norwegian (Bokmål): Piggfinnede fisker, Polish: Kolcopłetwe, Slovak: Tŕňoplutvovce, Serbian: Тврдоперке, Chinese: 棘鳍总目.