Definitions for: Acanthopterygian


[n] a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays



Webster (1913) Definition: Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*an, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the
perch. -- n. A spiny-finned fish.

Synonyms: spiny-finned fish

Antonyms: malacopterygian, soft-finned fish

See Also: Acanthopterygii, allmouth, angler, angler fish, anglerfish, anomalops, barracuda, batfish, boarfish, Capros aper, dory, dragonet, flashlight fish, flatfish, frogfish, goosefish, launce, Lophius Americanus, lotte, monkfish, Opsanus tau, percoid, percoid fish, percoidean, Photoblepharon palpebratus, plectognath, plectognath fish, prickleback, remora, sand eel, sand lance, sand launce, sargassum fish, scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish, silverside, silversides, squirrelfish, stickleback, suckerfish, sucking fish, superorder Acanthopterygii, teleost, teleost fish, teleostan, toadfish

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