Teleostei
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Mugil cephalus
(superorder Acanthopterygii)
See also: teleostei
Translingual
(superorder Acanthopterygii)
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek τέλεος (téleos, “complete”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).
Proper noun
Teleostei
- Most of the ray-finned fishes.
- A taxonomic infraclass within the subclass Neopterygii.
- A taxonomic class within the superclass Actinopterygii.[1]
Hypernyms
- (infraclass): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Osteichthyes - superclass; Actinopterygii - class; Neopterygii - subclass
- (class): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Actinopterygii - superclass[1]
Hyponyms
- (infraclass): Osteoglossomorpha (bony tongues etc), Elopomorpha (tarpons and eels etc), Clupeomorpha (herrings), Ostariophysi (minnows, electric eels etc), Protocanthopterygii (salmon, pike etc), Stenopterygii (dragonfish etc), Cyclosquamata (lizardfish), Scopelomorpha (lanternfish), Lampridiomorpha (opahs), Polymyxiomorpha (beardfish), Paracanthopterygii (perch, cod etc), Acanthopterygii (mullet, sticklebacks etc) - superorders
- (class): Acanthuriformes, Albuliformes, Alepocephaliformes, Anabantiformes, Anguilliformes, Argentiniformes, Ateleopodiformes, Atheriniformes, Aulopiformes, Batrachoidiformes, Beloniformes, Beryciformes, Blenniiformes, Carangiformes, Centrarchiformes, Characiformes, Cichliformes, Cirrhitiformes, Clupeiformes, Cypriniformes, Cyprinodontiformes, Elopiformes, Ephippiformes, Esociformes, Gadiformes, Galaxiiformes, Gobiiformes, Gonorynchiformes, Gymnotiformes, Hiodontiformes, Holocentriformes, Istiophoriformes, Kurtiformes, Labriformes, Lampridiformes, Lepidogalaxiiformes, Lobotiformes, Mugiliformes, Myctophiformes, Notacanthiformes, Ophidiiformes, Osmeriformes, Osteoglossiformes, Pempheriformes, Perciformes, Percopsiformes, Pholidichthyiformes, Pleuronectiformes, Polymixiiformes, Salmoniformes, Scombriformes, Siluriformes, Spariformes, Stomiatiformes, Stylephoriformes, Synbranchiformes, Syngnathiformes, Terapontiformes, Tetraodontiformes, Uranoscopiformes, Zeiformes - orders[1]
Coordinate terms
- (infraclass): Holostei, Chondrostei - infraclasses
- (class): Holostei, Chondrostei, Cladistia (Cladistei) - classes[1]
See also
References
- “Teleostei”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Teleostei on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Teleostei on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Teleostei on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Teleostei at the Tree of Life Web Project
