superorder malacopterygii

1. An extensive group of teleost fishes having fins supported by flexible cartilaginous rays (synset 101430796)
   is a type of: animal order - the order of animals
   member holonym:

   • 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
   • 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
   belongs to: subclass teleostei, teleostei - large diverse group of bony fishes; includes most living species
   same as: malacopterygii

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