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Actinopterygii (/ ˌ æ k t ɪ n ɒ p t ə ˈ r ɪ dʒ i aɪ /; from Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktis) 'having rays' and 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]
Fish portal; Actinopteri (/ æ k t ɪ ˈ n ɒ p t ə r aɪ /) is the sister group of Cladistia in the class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fish).. Dating back to the Permian period, the Actinopteri comprise the Chondrostei (sturgeons and paddlefish), the Holostei (bowfins and gars), and the teleosts; in other words, all extant ray-finned fish other than the bichirs.
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For example, the darter characine has a ZW multifactorial system where the female is determined by ZW 1 W 2 and the male by ZZ. The wolf fish has a XY multifactorial system where females are determined by X 1 X 1 X 2 X 2 and the male by X 1 X 2 Y. [ 82 ] Some teleosts, such as zebrafish , have a polyfactorial system, where there are several ...
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.
Actinopterygii Sarcopterygii Euteleostomi ( Eu- teleostomi [ a ] , where Eu- comes from Greek εὖ 'well, good' [ b ] or Euteleostomes , also known as "bony vertebrates " [ c ] ) is a successful clade that includes more than 90% of the living species of vertebrates.
This category contains articles about taxa at the order level in the class Actinopterygii, the ray-finned fishes. 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.
Fossil of Chondrosteus acipenseroides from Lyme Regis Strongylosteus hindenburgi fossil from Posidonia Shale, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart. Chondrosteidae / ˌ k ɒ n d r oʊ s t i ˈ aɪ d iː / is a family of extinct marine actinopterygian fishes, known from the Early Jurassic of Europe.