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Labidesthes sicculus | |
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Group of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in Italy | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Clade: | Acanthomorpha |
Superorder: | Acanthopterygii Rosen & Patterson, 1969 |
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Acanthopterygii (meaning "spiny-finned one") is a superorder of bony fishes in the class Actinopterygii. Members of this superorder are sometimes called ray-finned fishes for the characteristic sharp, bony rays in their fins; however this name is often given to the class Actinopterygii as a whole.
The suborder includes the berycids and their allies, but by far the largest member of the group is the Percomorpha, the most diverse vertebrate clade.
The following taxonomy is based on ECoF (2025), with subseries based on earlier studies: [1] [2] [3]
The cladogram is based on Near et al., 2012 [4] and Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2016. [5]
Acanthopterygii |
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