Malacopterygii

Mal`a`cop`te`ryg´i`i

prop. n. p

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(Zool.) An order of fishes in which the fin rays, except the anterior ray of the pectoral and dorsal fins, are closely jointed, and not spiny. It includes the carp, pike, salmon, shad, etc. Called also Malacopteri.

Thesaurus

Noun

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Malacopterygii - an extensive group of teleost fishes having fins supported by flexible cartilaginous rays superorder Malacopterygii animal order - the order of animals malacopterygian, soft-finned fish - any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii Cypriniformes, order Cypriniformes - an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi order Siluriformes, Siluriformes - an order of fish belonging to the superorder Malacopterygii including catfishes Gadiformes, order Gadiformes - cods, haddocks, grenadiers; in some classifications considered equivalent to the order Anacanthini Anacanthini, order Anacanthini - at least partially equivalent to the order Gadiformes in some classifications Anguilliformes, order Anguilliformes, order Apodes - elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced subclass Teleostei, Teleostei - large diverse group of bony fishes; includes most living species Isospondyli, order Isospondyli - most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon family Synodontidae, Synodontidae - soft-finned bottom-dwelling fishes Chlorophthalmidae, family Chlorophthalmidae - small family of soft-finned bottom-dwellers with large eyes; relatives of lizardfishes family Lampridae, Lampridae - opahs family Trachipteridae, Trachipteridae - ribbonfishes family Regalecidae, Regalecidae - ribbonfishes