Ray-finned Fishes
Actinopterygii
Actinopterygii /ˌæktɪnˌɒptəˈrɪdʒi.aɪ/, or the ray-finned fishes, constitute a class or subclass of the bony fishes.
21 branches of this class, most-observed first · about 35,686 known species
Spiny-rayed fishes
superorderAcanthomorpha
Carps, Characins, Catfishes and Allies
superorderOstariophysi
Salmons, Pikes and Mudminnows
orderSalmoniformes
Tarpons, Eels, and Allies
superorderElopomorpha
Herrings
orderClupeiformes
Gars and bowfins
infraclassHolostei
Grinners, Lizardfishes, and Allies
orderAulopiformes
Sturgeons and Paddlefishes
orderAcipenseriformes
Bonytongues and mooneyes
superorderOsteoglossomorpha
Galaxiids
orderGalaxiiformes
Smelts and Allies
orderOsmeriformes
Lanternfishes
orderMyctophiformes
Dragonfishes and Allies
orderStomiiformes
Bichirs
orderPolypteriformes
Marine Smelts
orderArgentiniformes
Slickheads and tubeshoulders
orderAlepocephaliformes
Jellynose Fishes
orderAteleopodiformes
Pycnodontiformes
orderPycnodontiformes
Aspidorhynchiformes
orderAspidorhynchiformes
Salamanderfishes
orderLepidogalaxiiformes
Aesopichthyidae
familyAesopichthyidae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47178.