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Superorder Acanthopterygii
Series Percomorpha
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• Acantho = from Greek thorn
• Latin pter = “wing” or “fin”
• Latin par = "equal to“… beside
• Latin proto = “before”
Superorder Acanthopterygii
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CharacteristicsUpper jaw mobility maximal in this group
(protrusion)Pharyngeal dentition and action reach
highest level of development• Ctenoid scales• Physoclistous swim bladder• 2 dorsal fins (spiny + soft)• Externally symmetric tail
Superorder Acanthopterygii
Helfman 1997
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Beryciformes
Holocentridae
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GasterosteiformesSyngnathidae Aulostomidae
aulo = a pipe; a wind instrument
stom = mouth
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Gasterosteiformes
Fistulariidae
fistul = a pipe, tube
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Scorpaeniformes
Dactylopteridae Scorpaenidae
dactylo = a finger or toe
pter = a wing, a feather, a fin
scorpaen = a fish with a poisonous sting
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ScorpaeniformesTriglidae Cottidae
cott = a kind of fish
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PerciformesSuborder Percoidei
Moronidae Serranidae
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PerciformesSuborder Percoidei
Centrarchidae Percidae
perc = the perch
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PerciformesSuborder Percoidei
Priacanthidae Pomatomidae
pomato = a lid, cover
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PerciformesSuborder Percoidei
Echeneidae
echene = holding ships fast; a kind of fish
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PerciformesSuborder Percoidei
Rachycentridae Coryphaenidae
rach = a spine; backbone
coryph = the head, topphaen = show
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PerciformesSuborder Percoidei
Carangidae
carang = a flatfish
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PerciformesSuborder Percoidei
Chaetodontidae Lutjanidae
chaeto = brush
dont = teeth
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PerciformesSuborder Percoidei
Sciaenidae Sparidae
sciaen = a sea fish