superorder Acanthopterygii

Thesaurus

Noun

1.superorder Acanthopterygii - teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony raysAcanthopterygiianimal order - the order of animalsBerycomorphi, order Berycomorphi - an order of spiny-finned fish in the superorder Acanthopterygiiorder Zeomorphi, Zeomorphi - doriessubclass Teleostei, Teleostei - large diverse group of bony fishes; includes most living speciesorder Pediculati, Pediculati - anglers and batfishes; spiny-finned marine fishes having pectoral fins at the ends of armlike processes and a long movable spine on the dorsal fin to lure prey to the large mouthacanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish - a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible raysorder Perciformes, order Percomorphi, Perciformes, Percomorphi - one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tunaDiscocephali, order Discocephali - small order of fishes comprising the remorasorder Scleroparei, Scleroparei - scorpionfishes; sculpins; gurnards; greenlings; flying gurnardsScorpaenoidea, suborder Scorpaenoidea - mail-cheeked fishes: scorpionfishes; gurnardsorder Plectognathi, order Tetraodontiformes, Plectognathi - boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffersHeterosomata, order Heterosomata, order Pleuronectiformes - flatfishes: halibut; sole; flounder; plaice; turbot; tonguefishes