The ray-finned fishes: bony fish whose fins are supported by thin, bony rays radiating from the body rather than a fleshy lobe. Actinopterygii is overwhelmingly the largest class of fish and, indeed, of all living vertebrates, accounting for roughly half of all described vertebrate species.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Child Taxon Of
Parent Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Alligator Gar
Source American Paddlefish (Wikidata)
Source Wikidata: Lophiiformes
Source Atlantic sturgeon (Wikidata)
Source Atlantic Tarpon (Wikidata)
Source Barred bichir (Wikidata)
Source Bowfin (Wikidata)
Source Wikidata: Electric Eel
Source Eumecichthys (Wikidata)
Source Giant oarfish (Wikidata)
Source Longnose Gar (Wikidata)
Source Mullus barbatus (Wikidata)
Source Polypterus Senegalus (Wikidata)
Source Giant oarfish (Wikidata)
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ127282, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Actinopterygii
Wikidata Q127282, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikidata: Lophiiformes
Parent Taxon Of: Anglerfish, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q127282 (Actinopterygii)View the Source Wikidata: Electric Eel
Parent Taxon Of: Electric Eel, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Atlantic sturgeon (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus), Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Bowfin (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Bowfin (Amia calva), Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source American Paddlefish (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: American Paddlefish, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Bichir
Atlantic Tarpon (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Atlantic Tarpon, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Giant oarfish (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Parent Taxon Of: Giant Oarfish, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
- Parent Taxon Of: Regalecus Glesne, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source Polypterus Senegalus (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Polypterus Senegalus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Mullus barbatus (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Mullus barbatus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Eumecichthys (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Eumecichthys, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Barred bichir (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Barred bichir, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Alligator Gar
Parent Taxon Of: Alligator Gar, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Longnose Gar (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Longnose Gar, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Actinopterygii (Wikipedia)
In Group: Vertebrate Classes, LeadQuote, In Group: Vertebrate Classes, Lead
Actinopterygii ( ; from Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís) 'ray, beam' and πτέρυξ (ptérux) 'wing, fins'), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that constitutes nearly 99% of the over 30,000 living species of fish.
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