Malacopterygii

Thesaurus

Noun

1.Malacopterygii - an extensive group of teleost fishes having fins supported by flexible cartilaginous rayssuperorder Malacopterygiianimal order - the order of animalsmalacopterygian, soft-finned fish - any fish of the superorder MalacopterygiiCypriniformes, order Cypriniformes - an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysiorder Siluriformes, Siluriformes - an order of fish belonging to the superorder Malacopterygii including catfishesGadiformes, order Gadiformes - cods, haddocks, grenadiers; in some classifications considered equivalent to the order AnacanthiniAnacanthini, order Anacanthini - at least partially equivalent to the order Gadiformes in some classificationsAnguilliformes, order Anguilliformes, order Apodes - elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reducedsubclass Teleostei, Teleostei - large diverse group of bony fishes; includes most living speciesIsospondyli, order Isospondyli - most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarponfamily Synodontidae, Synodontidae - soft-finned bottom-dwelling fishesChlorophthalmidae, family Chlorophthalmidae - small family of soft-finned bottom-dwellers with large eyes; relatives of lizardfishesfamily Lampridae, Lampridae - opahsfamily Trachipteridae, Trachipteridae - ribbonfishesfamily Regalecidae, Regalecidae - ribbonfishes