Acanthopterygii

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Acanthopterygii is a large and diverse superorder of spiny-finned ray-finned fishes that includes many familiar marine and freshwater species.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Acanthopterygii canonical 12

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (74)

Predicate Object
instanceOf superorder of fishes
taxon
class Actinopterygii
commonName spiny-finned fishes
contains Anabantiformes
Atheriniformes
Batrachoidiformes
Beloniformes
Beryciformes
Blenniiformes
Carangiformes
Centrarchiformes
Cichliformes
Gasterosteiformes
Gobiesociformes
Gobioidei
surface form: Gobiiformes

Holocentriformes
Kurtiformes
Labriformes
Lophiiformes
Mugiliformes
Ophidiiformes
Pempheriformes
Perciformes
Percopsiformes
Pleuronectiformes
Scombriformes
Synbranchiformes
Syngnathiformes
Tetraodontiformes
Uranoscopiformes
Zeiformes
distribution worldwide
ecologicalRole important forage fishes
important freshwater predators
important marine predators
economicImportance important in aquarium trade
important in commercial fisheries
important in recreational fisheries
major source of human food
etymology from Greek akantha (spine) and pterygion (little fin or wing)
hasCharacteristic advanced jaw protrusion in many species
ctenoid or cycloid scales in many members
highly mobile jaws
physoclistous swim bladder in many groups
spiny rays in the anterior part of dorsal and anal fins
well-developed fin spines
hasFinType ray-finned
hasSkeletonType bony fishes
hasSubgroup Atherinomorphae
Holacanthopterygii
Acanthomorpha
surface form: Percomorpha
higherClassification Euteleostei
includesExampleSpecies anglerfishes
cichlids
flatfishes
gobies
mackerels
perches
pufferfishes
seahorses
sticklebacks
tunas
includesHabitat brackish waters
freshwater environments
marine environments
isPartOf Teleostei
kingdom Animalia
latinName Acanthopterygii self-link
phylum Chordata
reproduction mostly oviparous
subphylum Vertebrata
taxonomicRank superorder
timeOfOrigin Cretaceous
surface form: Cretaceous period

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Beloniformes superorder Acanthopterygii
Perciformes superorder Acanthopterygii
Tetraodontiformes superorder Acanthopterygii
Cyprinodontiformes superorder Acanthopterygii
Pycnoidei superorder Acanthopterygii
Cottoidei superorder Acanthopterygii
Gasterosteoidei superorder Acanthopterygii
Atherinomorphae superorder Acanthopterygii
Acanthuroidei superorder Acanthopterygii
Blennioidei superorder Acanthopterygii
Notothenioidei superorder Acanthopterygii
Acanthopterygii latinName Acanthopterygii self-link