Paracanthopterygii
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Paracanthopterygii is a superorder of fish
es. Members of this superorder are called paracanthopterygians.
It includes five orders:
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
es. Members of this superorder are called paracanthopterygians.
It includes five orders:
- PercopsiformesPercopsiformesPercopsiformes is a small order of ray-finned fish, comprising the trout-perch and its allies. It contains just nine species, grouped into three families....
(trout-perches & allies) - Batrachoidiformes (toadfishes)
- Lophiiformes (goosefishGoosefishMonkfish are a family, Lophiidae, of anglerfishes. They are found in the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans where they live on sandy and muddy bottoms of the continental shelf and continental slope, at depths in excess of ....
es, etc) - GadiformesGadiformesGadiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, also called the Anacanthini, that includes the cod and its allies. Many major food fish are in this order. They are found in marine waters throughout the world, and there are also a small number of freshwater species.Common characteristics include the...
(codCodCod is the common name for genus Gadus, belonging to the family Gadidae, and is also used in the common name for various other fishes. Cod is a popular food with a mild flavor, low fat content and a dense, flaky white flesh. Cod livers are processed to make cod liver oil, an important source of...
s & allies) - OphidiiformesOphidiiformesOphidiiformes is an order of ray-finned fish that includes the cusk eels , pearlfishes , brotulas , and others....
(cusk eels, etc)