Superorder Acanthopterygii

Series Percomorpha

• Acantho = from Greek thorn

• Latin pter = “wing” or “fin”

• Latin par = "equal to“… beside

• Latin proto = “before”

Superorder Acanthopterygii

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

Beryciformes

Holocentridae

GasterosteiformesSyngnathidae Aulostomidae

aulo = a pipe; a wind instrument

stom = mouth

Gasterosteiformes

Fistulariidae

fistul = a pipe, tube

Scorpaeniformes

Dactylopteridae Scorpaenidae

dactylo = a finger or toe

pter = a wing, a feather, a fin

scorpaen = a fish with a poisonous sting

ScorpaeniformesTriglidae Cottidae

cott = a kind of fish

PerciformesSuborder Percoidei

Moronidae Serranidae

PerciformesSuborder Percoidei

Centrarchidae Percidae

perc = the perch

PerciformesSuborder Percoidei

Priacanthidae Pomatomidae

pomato = a lid, cover

PerciformesSuborder Percoidei

Echeneidae

echene = holding ships fast; a kind of fish

PerciformesSuborder Percoidei

Rachycentridae Coryphaenidae

rach = a spine; backbone

coryph = the head, topphaen = show

PerciformesSuborder Percoidei

Carangidae

carang = a flatfish

PerciformesSuborder Percoidei

Chaetodontidae Lutjanidae

chaeto = brush

dont = teeth

PerciformesSuborder Percoidei

Sciaenidae Sparidae

sciaen = a sea fish