Any of a large group of fishes of the superorder Acanthopterygii, having bony skeletons and spiny rays in the dorsal and anal fins and including the bass, perch, mackerel, and swordfish.
ETYMOLOGY:
From New Latin Acanthopterygi, superorder name : acantho– + Greek pterux, pterug-, wing, fin; see pet- in Appendix I.
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, superorder name : acantho– + Greek pterux, pterug-, wing, fin; see pet- in Appendix I.
