Class

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)

Clupea pallasii. Photo: (c) Karolle Wall, 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.

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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)

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