Acanthopterygii
| Acanthopterygii | |
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| Labidesthes sicculus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| (unranked): | Acanthomorpha |
| Superorder: | Acanthopterygii |
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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 cladogram is based on Near et al., 2012.
Beryciformes (squirrelfish) 
Ophidiiformes (cusk-eels) 
Batrachoididae (toadfishes) 
Scombroidei (tunas, mackerel) 
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