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Acanthopterygian

Acanthopterygian Meaning & Definition
Acanthopterygian Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Acanthopterygian?

[n] a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays

Synonyms | Synonyms for Acanthopterygian: spiny-finned fish

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See Also | Acanthopterygii | allmouth | angler | angler fish | anglerfish | anomalops | barracuda | batfish | boarfish | Capros aper | dory | dragonet | flashlight fish | flatfish | frogfish | goosefish | launce | Lophius Americanus | lotte | monkfish | Opsanus tau | percoid | percoid fish | percoidean | Photoblepharon palpebratus | plectognath | plectognath fish | prickleback | remora | sand eel | sand lance | sand launce | sargassum fish | scorpaenoid | scorpaenoid fish | silverside | silversides | squirrelfish | stickleback | suckerfish | sucking fish | superorder Acanthopterygii | teleost | teleost fish | teleostan | toadfish

Acanthopterygian In Webster's Dictionary

\Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*an\, a. (Zo["o]l.) Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the perch. -- n. A spiny-finned fish.

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