Acanthopterygii
Translingual
Etymology
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “spine”) + πτερύγιον (pterúgion, “wing, fin”).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Acanthopterygii
- A taxonomic superorder within the class Teleostei – fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal, ventral, and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike, as the perch.
Hypernyms
- (superorder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class
Hyponyms
- (superorder): Atheriniformes, Beloniformes, Beryciformes, Cetomimiformes, Cyprinodontiformes, Gasterosteiformes, Mugiliformes, Perciformes, Pleuronectiformes, Scorpaeniformes, Stephanoberyciformes, Synbranchiformes, Syngnathiformes, Tetraodontiformes, Zeiformes - orders
Further reading
Acanthopterygii on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Acanthopterygii on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Acanthopterygii on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Acanthopterygii at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Acanthopterygii at the Tree of Life Web Project
- Acanthopterygii at National Center for Biotechnology Information
