Neopterygii

Translingual

Siganus corallinus

Etymology

New Latin, from neo- (“new”) +‎ Ancient Greek πτέρυξ (ptérux, “wing, fins”)

Proper noun

Neopterygii

1. A monophyletic group that includes most modern fish
   1. A taxonomic clade within the superclass Actinopterygii.
   2. A taxonomic subclass within the class Actinopteri.

Hypernyms

• (subclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Osteichthyes – megaclass; Actinopterygii – superclass; Actinopteri – class

Hyponyms

• (subclass): Holostei, Teleostei – infraclasses. For taxa listed as incertae sedis, see Neopterygii on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Neopterygii on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Neopterygii on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Neopterygii on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Neopterygii at the Open Tree of Life Web Project
• Neopterygii at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Neopterygii at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• “Neopterygii”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026