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acan·thopte·ry·gi·i

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Acanthopterygii, superorder Acanthopterygiinoun

    teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays

Wikipedia

  1. Acanthopterygii

    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.

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  1. acanthopterygii

    Acanthopterygii is a taxonomic superorder of teleost fish that includes a large variety of both marine and freshwater species. These fish are characteristically known for their spiny-rayed fins, which can be adjusted or flexed for better mobility and versatility. Some examples include perches, flatfishes, seahorses, and tunas.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Acanthopterygii

    an order of fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal, ventral, and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike, as the perch

  2. Etymology: [NL., from Gr. thorn + fin, dim. fr. wing.]

Wikidata

  1. Acanthopterygii

    Acanthopterygii is a superorder of bony fishes in the class Actinopterygii. Members of this superorder are also known as the ray-finned fishes for the characteristic sharp, bony rays in their fins; however this name is also often given to the class Actinopterygii as a whole. Orders: ⁕Order Mugiliformes, the mullets ⁕Order Atheriniformes, including silversides and rainbowfishes ⁕Order Beloniformes, including the flyingfishes ⁕Order Cetomimiformes, the whalefishes ⁕Order Cyprinodontiformes, including livebearers, killifishes ⁕Order Stephanoberyciformes, including the ridgeheads ⁕Order Beryciformes, including the fangtooths and pineconefishes ⁕Order Zeiformes, including the dories ⁕Order Gobiesociformes, the clingfishes ⁕Order Gasterosteiformes including the sticklebacks ⁕Order Syngnathiformes, including the seahorses and pipefishes ⁕Order Synbranchiformes, including the swamp eels ⁕Order Tetraodontiformes, including the filefishes and pufferfishes ⁕Order Pleuronectiformes, the flatfishes ⁕Order Scorpaeniformes, including scorpionfishes and the weaver fishes ⁕Order Perciformes 40% of all fishes including anabantids, basses, cichlids, gobies, gouramis, mackerels, perches, scats, whitings, wrasses

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of acanthopterygii in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of acanthopterygii in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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