Class

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)

Gasterosteus aculeatus. Photo: (c) chris buelow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Actinopterygii /ˌæktɪnˌɒptəˈrɪdʒi.aɪ/, or the ray-finned fishes, constitute a class or subclass of the bony fishes.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
        Order: Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies, and allies) (10)
        Order: Acipenseriformes (Sturgeons and paddlefishes) (2)
        Order: Osmeriformes (Smelts and allies) (2)
        Order: Acanthuriformes (Butterflyfishes, angelfishes, and allies) (1)
        Order: Atheriniformes (Silversides) (2)
        Order: Gobiiformes (Gobies and allies) (2)
        Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fishes) (51)
        Order: Carangiformes (Barracudas, jacks, remoras, flounders, billfishes, and allies) (9)
        Order: Salmoniformes (Salmons, trouts, and whitefishes) (6)
        Order: Clupeiformes (Herrings) (2)
        Order: Batrachoidiformes (Toadfishes) (1)
        Order: Ophidiiformes (Cusk-eels) (1)
        Order: Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) (2)
        Order: Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes) (1)
        Order: Gadiformes (Cods) (2)
        Order: Scombriformes (Tuna and allies) (2)
        Superorder: Elopomorpha (Tarpons, eels, and allies) (1)
        Order: Cypriniformes (Minnows, suckers, carps, and loaches) (5)
        Order: Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and allies) (1)
        Order: Aulopiformes (Grinners, lizardfishes, and allies) (1)

Subtaxa

Order: Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies, and allies)

Order: Acipenseriformes (Sturgeons and paddlefishes)

Order: Osmeriformes (Smelts and allies)

Order: Acanthuriformes (Butterflyfishes, angelfishes, and allies)

Order: Atheriniformes (Silversides)

Order: Gobiiformes (Gobies and allies)

Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fishes)

Order: Carangiformes (Barracudas, jacks, remoras, flounders, billfishes, and allies)

Order: Salmoniformes (Salmons, trouts, and whitefishes)

Order: Clupeiformes (Herrings)

Order: Batrachoidiformes (Toadfishes)

Order: Ophidiiformes (Cusk-eels)

Order: Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes)

Order: Gobiesociformes (Clingfishes)

Order: Gadiformes (Cods)

Order: Scombriformes (Tuna and allies)

Superorder: Elopomorpha (Tarpons, eels, and allies)

Order: Cypriniformes (Minnows, suckers, carps, and loaches)

Order: Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and allies)

Order: Aulopiformes (Grinners, lizardfishes, and allies)

Where in Humboldt

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