Acanthopterygii
Translingual
Menidia beryllina
Etymology
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “spine”) + πτερύγιον (pterúgion, “wing, fin”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /æˌkænˌθɑp.təˈɹɪd͡ʒ.i.aɪ/, /æˌkənˌθɑp.təˈɹɪd͡ʒ.i.aɪ/
Proper noun
Acanthopterygii
- A taxonomic superorder within the class Teleostei – fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal, ventral, and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike, as the perch.
Hypernyms
- (superorder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Actinopterygii - superclass; Teleostei - class
Hyponyms
- (superorder): Atheriniformes, Beloniformes, Beryciformes, Cetomimiformes, Cyprinodontiformes, Gasterosteiformes, Mugiliformes, Perciformes, Pleuronectiformes, Scorpaeniformes, Stephanoberyciformes, Synbranchiformes, Syngnathiformes, Tetraodontiformes, Zeiformes - orders
References
Acanthopterygii on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Acanthopterygii on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Acanthopterygii on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Acanthopterygii at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Acanthopterygii at Encyclopedia of Life
- Acanthopterygii at National Center for Biotechnology Information