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Definition of Acanthopterygian
1. Noun. A teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays.
Exact synonyms: Spiny-finned Fish
Specialized synonyms: Squirrelfish, Anomalops, Flashlight Fish, Flashlight Fish, Photoblepharon Palpebratus, Dory, Boarfish, Capros Aper, Boarfish, Prickleback, Stickleback, Batfish, Allmouth, Angler, Angler Fish, Anglerfish, Goosefish, Lophius Americanus, Lotte, Monkfish, Opsanus Tau, Toadfish, Frogfish, Sargassum Fish, Percoid, Percoid Fish, Percoidean, Remora, Suckerfish, Sucking Fish, Silverside, Silversides, Barracuda, Launce, Sand Eel, Sand Lance, Sand Launce, Dragonet, Scorpaenoid, Scorpaenoid Fish, Plectognath, Plectognath Fish, Flatfish
Generic synonyms: Teleost, Teleost Fish, Teleostan
Group relationships: Acanthopterygii, Superorder Acanthopterygii
Antonyms: Soft-finned Fish
Specialized synonyms: Squirrelfish, Anomalops, Flashlight Fish, Flashlight Fish, Photoblepharon Palpebratus, Dory, Boarfish, Capros Aper, Boarfish, Prickleback, Stickleback, Batfish, Allmouth, Angler, Angler Fish, Anglerfish, Goosefish, Lophius Americanus, Lotte, Monkfish, Opsanus Tau, Toadfish, Frogfish, Sargassum Fish, Percoid, Percoid Fish, Percoidean, Remora, Suckerfish, Sucking Fish, Silverside, Silversides, Barracuda, Launce, Sand Eel, Sand Lance, Sand Launce, Dragonet, Scorpaenoid, Scorpaenoid Fish, Plectognath, Plectognath Fish, Flatfish
Generic synonyms: Teleost, Teleost Fish, Teleostan
Group relationships: Acanthopterygii, Superorder Acanthopterygii
Antonyms: Soft-finned Fish
Definition of Acanthopterygian
1. a. Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the perch.
Medical Definition of Acanthopterygian
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