Actinopterygii

E6419
class ray-finned fishes taxon

Actinopterygii is the diverse class of ray-finned fishes that comprises the vast majority of modern fish species found in marine and freshwater environments.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Actinopterygii canonical 1,022
Teleostei 15
Actinopteri 1

Statements (76)

Predicate Object
instanceOf class ⓘ
ray-finned fishes ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
bloodTemperature mostly ectothermic ⓘ
circulatorySystem closed circulatory system ⓘ
commonName ray-finned fishes ⓘ
comprises majority of modern fish species ⓘ
contrastedWith Sarcopterygii ⓘ
diversifiedDuring Mesozoic ⓘ
estimatedSpeciesCount over 30000 ⓘ
geologicalFirstAppearance Late Silurian ⓘ
habitat brackish waters ⓘ
freshwater environments ⓘ
marine environments ⓘ
hasBodyPlan elongated body common ⓘ
laterally compressed body common ⓘ
streamlined body common ⓘ
hasCharacteristic external fertilization common ⓘ
fins supported by bony rays ⓘ
gills covered by an operculum ⓘ
high ecological diversity ⓘ
high morphological diversity ⓘ
paired pectoral fins ⓘ
paired pelvic fins ⓘ
scales usually present ⓘ
skeleton primarily composed of bone ⓘ
swim bladder usually present ⓘ
hasLifespanRange from less than 1 year to several decades ⓘ
importance key role in aquatic food webs ⓘ
major component of global fisheries ⓘ
major source of animal protein for humans ⓘ
includesFeedingType carnivores ⓘ
detritivores ⓘ
herbivores ⓘ
omnivores ⓘ
planktivores ⓘ
includesInfraclass Neopterygii ⓘ
surface form: Teleostei
includesNotableSpecies Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) ⓘ
clownfish (Amphiprioninae) ⓘ
flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes) ⓘ
goldfish (Carassius auratus) ⓘ
pufferfish (Tetraodontidae) ⓘ
salmon (Salmo and Oncorhynchus spp.) ⓘ
seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) ⓘ
tuna (Thunnus spp.) ⓘ
Actinopterygii self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: zebrafish (Danio rerio)
includesOrder Acipenseriformes ⓘ
Anguilliformes ⓘ
Atheriniformes ⓘ
Beloniformes ⓘ
Cypriniformes ⓘ
Cyprinodontiformes ⓘ
Gadiformes ⓘ
Lophiiformes ⓘ
Osteoglossiformes ⓘ
Perciformes ⓘ
Pleuronectiformes ⓘ
Polypteriformes ⓘ
Salmoniformes ⓘ
Scorpaeniformes ⓘ
Siluriformes ⓘ
Tetraodontiformes ⓘ
includesReproductionMode ovoviviparous species ⓘ
viviparous species ⓘ
includesSizeRange from a few millimeters to several meters in length ⓘ
includesSubclass Actinopterygii self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Chondrostei

Cladistia ⓘ
Neopterygii ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion swimming via body and caudal fin undulation ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproductionMode mostly oviparous ⓘ
respiration gills ⓘ
subphylum Vertebrata ⓘ
superclass Osteichthyes ⓘ
taxonRank class ⓘ

Referenced by (1,040)

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

Animalia → includesClass → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Actinopterygii → includesSubclass → Actinopterygii self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chondrostei
Actinopterygii → includesNotableSpecies → Actinopterygii self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: zebrafish (Danio rerio)
humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Osteichthyes → includes → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Cladistia → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Cladistia → relatedTo → Actinopterygii ⓘ
this entity surface form: Actinopteri
Cladistia → distinguishedFrom → Actinopterygii ⓘ
this entity surface form: Teleostei
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
subject surface form: Atlantic cod
Atlantic herring → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Nile tilapia → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Cypriniformes → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Cypriniformes → infraclass → Actinopterygii ⓘ
this entity surface form: Teleostei
Siluriformes → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Salmoniformes → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Salmoniformes → infraclass → Actinopterygii ⓘ
this entity surface form: Teleostei
Anguilliformes → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Neopterygii → parentTaxon → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Neopterygii → isPartOf → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Neopterygii → includes → Actinopterygii ⓘ
this entity surface form: Teleostei
Pleuronectiformes → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Scorpaeniformes → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Scorpaeniformes → infraclass → Actinopterygii ⓘ
this entity surface form: Teleostei
Atheriniformes → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Atheriniformes → infraclass → Actinopterygii ⓘ
this entity surface form: Teleostei
Lophiiformes → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Beloniformes → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Osteoglossiformes → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Osteoglossiformes → infraclass → Actinopterygii ⓘ
this entity surface form: Teleostei
Acipenseriformes → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Polypteriformes → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Perciformes → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Tetraodontiformes → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Cyprinodontiformes → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Cyprinodontiformes → infraclass → Actinopterygii ⓘ
this entity surface form: Teleostei
White bass → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Brook trout → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Gadus aeglefinus → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Delta smelt → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Gadidae → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Gnathostomata → includes → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Chinook salmon → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Rhinecanthus → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Amur sturgeon → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Atlantic salmon → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Lahontan cutthroat trout → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
cui-ui → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Anglerfish → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
Antarctic toothfish → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ
mahseer → class → Actinopterygii ⓘ