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Acanthopterygii

Acanthopterygii Meaning & Definition
Acanthopterygii Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Acanthopterygii?

[n] teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays

Synonyms | Synonyms for Acanthopterygii: superorder Acanthopterygii

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See Also | acanthopterygian | animal order | Berycomorphi | Discocephali | Heterosomata | order Berycomorphi | order Discocephali | order Heterosomata | order Pediculati | order Perciformes | order Percomorphi | order Plectognathi | order Pleuronectiformes | order Scleroparei | order Tetraodontiformes | order Zeomorphi | Pediculati | Perciformes | Percomorphi | Plectognathi | Scleroparei | Scorpaenoidea | spiny-finned fish | subclass Teleostei | suborder Scorpaenoidea | Teleostei | Zeomorphi

Acanthopterygii In Webster's Dictionary

\Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*i\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? thorn + ? fin, dim. fr. ? wing.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal, ventral, and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike, as the perch.

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