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		Morphology guide ClassificationActinopterygii  Scorpaeniformes  Agonidae  Xeneretmus latifrons
Log in | Xeneretmus latifronsModern Blacktip poacher Scientific name: Actinopterygii: The Actinopterygii, or ray-finned fishes, constitute a class or subclass of the bony fishes. The ray-finned fishes are so called because they possess lepidotrichia or "fin rays", their fins being webs of skin supported by bony or horny spines ("rays"), as opposed to the fleshy, lobed fins that characterize the class Sarcopterygii. In terms of numbers, actinopterygians are the dominant class of vertebrates, comprising nearly 99% of the over 30,000 species of fish. (Wikipedia)Actinopterygii Common name: Environment: Morphology:(guide) Doyle code: Sample origin: Age: Other: http://www.fishbase.org/summary/4173 CatFish ID: 105 |