Paracanthopterygii is a superorder of
fishA fish is any aquatic vertebrate animal that is typically ectothermic , covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins...
es. Members of this superorder are called
paracanthopterygians.
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Paracanthopterygii is a superorder of
fishA fish is any aquatic vertebrate animal that is typically ectothermic , covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins...
es. Members of this superorder are called
paracanthopterygians.
It includes five orders:
- Percopsiformes
Percopsiformes 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 (toadfish
The toadfish comprise the family Batrachoididae, the only family in the ray-finned fish order Batrachoidiformes. Both the English common name and scientific name refer to their toad-like appearance ....
es)
- Lophiiformes (goosefish
Goosefishes 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)
- Gadiformes
Gadiformes 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...
(codCod is the common name for the 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)
- Ophidiiformes
Ophidiiformes is an order of ray-finned fish that includes the cusk eels , pearlfishes , brotulas , and others....
(cusk eels, etc)