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Actinopterygii (/ ˌ æ k t ɪ n ɒ p t ə ˈ r ɪ dʒ i aɪ /; from actino- 'having rays' and Ancient Greek πτέρυξ (ptérux) 'wing, fins'), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish [2] that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. [3]
The ray-finned fishes contain most of the species of fish and these are divided into 46 orders. Most of the fishes known to aquarists and anglers are within this class. **Subcategories are listed below for all 46 orders and examples of common fish in each order can be found at Actinopterygii
Cyprinodontiformes / ˌ s ɪ p r ɪ n oʊ ˈ d ɒ n t ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising mostly small, freshwater fish. [1] Many popular aquarium fish, such as killifish and live-bearers, are included. They are closely related to the Atheriniformes and are occasionally included with them.
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 Scorpaeniformes / s k ɔːr ˈ p iː n ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / are a diverse order of ray-finned fish, including the lionfishes and sculpins, but have also been called the Scleroparei.It is one of the five largest orders of bony fishes by number of species, with over 1,320.
The Amiidae are a family of basal ray-finned fishes.The bowfin and the eyespot bowfin (Amia ocellicauda) are the only two species to survive today, although additional species in all four subfamilies of Amiidae are known from Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Eocene fossils.
Teleostei (/ ˌ t ɛ l i ˈ ɒ s t i aɪ /; Greek teleios "complete" + osteon "bone"), members of which are known as teleosts (/ ˈ t ɛ l i ɒ s t s, ˈ t iː l i-/), [4] is, by far, the largest infraclass in the class Actinopterygii, the ray-finned fishes, [a] and contains 96% of all extant species of fish. Teleosts are arranged into about 40 ...
Beloniformes / ˈ b ɛ l ə n ɪ m ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / is an order composed of six families (and about 264 species) of freshwater and marine ray-finned fish: Adrianichthyidae (ricefish and medakas) Belonidae (needlefish) Exocoetidae (flyingfishes) Hemiramphidae (halfbeaks) Scomberesocidae (sauries) Zenarchopteridae (viviparous halfbeaks) [2]