Acanthopterygii (meaning "spiny-finned one" ) is a superorder of fish in the class Actinopterygii. Members of this superorder are sometimes called ray-finned fishes by other people for the characteristic sharp, bony rays in their fins. That refers to the Actinopterygii. They are referred to as spiny-finned fishes.
Taxonomy
The superorder Acanthopterygii contains the following orders:
Series Berycida
Order Beryciformes, alfonsinos, whalefishes and pricklefishes
Order Trachichthyiformes, pinecone fishes and slimeheads or roughies
Holocentriformes, soldier fishes and squirrel fishes
Series Percomorpha
Subseries Ophidiida
Order Ophidiiformes, cusk-eels
Subseries Batrachoidida
Order Batrachoidiformes, toadfishes
Subseries Gobiida
Order Kurtiformes, nurseryfishes and cardinalfishes
Order Gobiiformes, gobies
Subseries Ovalentaria
Order Mugiliformes, the mullets
Order Cichliformes, cichlids
Order Blenniiformes, blennies
Order Gobiesociformes, the clingfishes
Order Atheriniformes, including silversides and rainbowfishes
Order Beloniformes, including the flyingfishes
Order Cyprinodontiformes, including livebearers, killifishes
Subseries incertae sedis
Order Synbranchiformes, including the swamp eels
Order Carangiformes, jacks and trevallies
Order Istiophoriformes, barracudas and billfishes
Order Anabantiformes, labyrinth fishes
Order Pleuronectiformes, the flatfishes
Subseries incertae sedis
Order Syngnathiformes, including the seahorses and pipefishes
Order Icosteiformes, the ragfish
Order Callionymiformes, dragonets and slope dragonets
Order Scombriformes, mackerels and tuna
Order Trachiniformes, including sandfishes and relatives
Order Labriformes, wrasses and relatives
Order Perciformes, diverse order including perches, basses, gouramis, scats, whitings, sticklebacks and snappers Order Scorpaeniformes, including the scorpionfishes Order Moroniformes, temperate basses, sicklefishes and spadefishes Order Acanthuriformes, surgeonfishes and relatives Order Spariformes, breams and porgies Order Caproiformes, boarfishes Order Lophiiformes, anglerfishes Order Tetraodontiformes, plectognaths including the filefishes and pufferfishes
References
Nelson, Joseph S.; Grande, Terry C.; Wilson, Mark V. H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Hoboken: John Wiley and Sons. doi:10.1002/9781119174844. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. Betancur-Rodriguez; et al. (2016). "Phylogenetic Classification of Bony Fishes Version 4". Deepfin. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
