Paracanthopterygii

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clade of ray-finned fishes fish superorder taxonomic superorder

Paracanthopterygii is a superorder of mostly marine, often bottom-dwelling ray-finned fishes that includes cods and their relatives.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf clade of ray-finned fishes ⓘ
fish superorder ⓘ
taxonomic superorder ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
contains commercially important fish species ⓘ
ecologically important demersal fishes ⓘ
etymologyLanguage Greek ⓘ
finType ray-finned ⓘ
hasCharacteristic mostly marine ⓘ
often bottom-dwelling ⓘ
spiny-rayed ancestry or affinities ⓘ
hasEconomicImportance fisheries ⓘ
seafood industry ⓘ
hasFeedingEcology predatory ⓘ
hasMember Batrachoididae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gadidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lophiidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Merlucciidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ophidiidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
higherClassification Euteleostei NERFINISHED ⓘ
includes Batrachoidiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gadiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lophiiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ophidiiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Percopsiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
anglerfishes ⓘ
cods ⓘ
cusk-eels ⓘ
haddocks ⓘ
hakes ⓘ
toadfishes ⓘ
trout-perches ⓘ
infraclass Teleostei NERFINISHED ⓘ
isA group of ray-finned fishes ⓘ
group of teleost fishes ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
recognizedIn modern fish classification systems ⓘ
relatedTo Acanthopterygii NERFINISHED ⓘ
skeletonType bony fishes ⓘ
studiedIn ichthyology ⓘ
subclass Neopterygii NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank superorder ⓘ
typeOf mostly marine fishes ⓘ
typicalHabitat benthic zone ⓘ
continental shelf regions ⓘ
marine environments ⓘ

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Gadiformes → superorder → Paracanthopterygii ⓘ