Acanthopterygii

Translingual

Menidia beryllina

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “spine”) + πτερύγιον (pterúgion, “wing, fin”).

Pronunciation

• English: (US) IPA^(key): /æˌkænˌθɑp.təˈɹɪd͡ʒ.i.aɪ/, /æˌkənˌθɑp.təˈɹɪd͡ʒ.i.aɪ/

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Proper noun

Acanthopterygii

1. 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

References

• Acanthopterygii on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Acanthopterygii on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Acanthopterygii on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Acanthopterygii at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Acanthopterygii at National Center for Biotechnology Information