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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Unranked clades: Palaeoniscimorpha - Teleosteomorpha
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri - Cladistia
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Chondrostei - Neopterygii
Superordines: Palaeonisci
Ordines inc. sed.: †Discordichthyiformes - †Docopteri - †Eurynotoidiformes - †Lysopteri - †Merospondyli - †Pachycormiformes - †Palaeonisciformes - †Pycnodontiformes
Genera inc. sed.: †Angatubichthys – †Melanecta – †Paphosiscus – †Pteronisculus – †Raynerius – †Woodichthys
Name

Actinopterygii Klein, 1885
Actinopterygii sensu Goodrich, 1930 (according to DOI: 10.26028/cybium/2020-441-001)


References

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Vernacular names
беларуская: Прамянёвапёрыя рыбы
čeština: Paprskoploutví
Deutsch: Strahlenflosser
English: Ray-finned Fishes
Esperanto: Aktinopterigoj
eesti: Kiiruimsed, Aktinopterüügid
suomi: Viuhkaeväiset kalat
français: Actinoptérygiens
עברית: מקריני סנפיר
hrvatski: Zrakoperke
magyar: Sugarasúszójú halak
日本語: 条鰭綱
한국어: 조기어강
latviešu: Starspures
polski: promieniopłetwe
português: Actinopterígio
русский: Лучепёрые рыбы
svenska: Taggfeniga fiskar
ไทย: ปลาที่มีก้านครีบ
Türkçe: Işınsal yüzgeçliler
українська: Променепері
Tiếng Việt: Lớp Cá vây tia
中文: 辐鳍鱼纲

Actinopterygii /ˌæktɪnɒptəˈrɪdʒiaɪ/ (New Latin actino- ('having rays') + Greek πτέρυξ (ptérux 'wing, fins')), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a clade (traditionally class or subclass) of the bony fishes.[1]

The ray-finned fishes are so-called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or horny spines (rays), as opposed to the fleshy, lobed fins that characterize the class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish). These actinopterygian fin rays attach directly to the proximal or basal skeletal elements, the radials, which represent the link or connection between these fins and the internal skeleton (e.g., pelvic and pectoral girdles).

By species count, actinopterygians dominate the vertebrates, and they comprise nearly 99% of the over 30,000 species of fish.[2] They are ubiquitous throughout freshwater and marine environments from the deep sea to the highest mountain streams. Extant species can range in size from Paedocypris, at 8 mm (0.3 in), to the massive ocean sunfish, at 2,300 kg (5,070 lb), and the long-bodied oarfish, at 11 m (36 ft). The vast majority of Actinopterygii (~95%) are teleosts.

Characteristics
Anatomy of a typical ray-finned fish (cichlid)
A: dorsal fin, B: fin rays, C: lateral line, D: kidney, E: swim bladder, F: Weberian apparatus, G: inner ear, H: brain, I: nostrils, L: eye, M: gills, N: heart, O: stomach, P: gall bladder, Q: spleen, R: internal sex organs (ovaries or testes), S: ventral fins, T: spine, U: anal fin, V: tail (caudal fin). Possible other parts not shown: barbels, adipose fin, external genitalia (gonopodium)

Ray-finned fishes occur in many variant forms. The main features of a typical ray-finned fish are shown in the adjacent diagram. The swim bladder is the more derived structure.[3]

Ray-finned fishes have many different types of scales; but all teleosts, the most advanced actinopterygians, have leptoid scales. The outer part of these scales fan out with bony ridges while the inner part is crossed with fibrous connective tissue. Leptoid scales are thinner and more transparent than other types of scales, and lack the hardened enamel or dentine-like layers found in the scales of many other fish. Unlike ganoid scales, which are found in non-teleost actinopterygians, new scales are added in concentric layers as the fish grows.[4]

Ray-finned and lobe-finned fishes, including tetrapods, possessed lungs used for aerial respiration. Only bichirs retain ventrally budding lungs.[3]
Body shapes and fin arrangements
Further information: Fish fin
Further information: Diversity of fish

Ray-finned fish vary in size and shape, in their feeding specializations, and in the number and arrangement of their ray-fins.

Tuna are streamlined for straight line speed with a deeply forked tail

The swordfish is even faster and more streamlined than the tuna

Salmon generate enough thrust with their powerful tail fin to jump obstacles during river migrations

Cod have three dorsal and two anal fins, which give them great maneuverability

Flatfish have developed partially symmetric dorsal and pelvic fins

Lanternfish

Elongated bristlemouth

Fangtooth are indifferent swimmers who try to ambush their prey

The first spine of the dorsal fin of anglerfish is modified like a fishing rod with a lure

Alfonsino

King of herrings

European conger are ray-finned fish

Hawaiian turkeyfish

The benthic batfish Ogcocephalus notatus

The deep sea eel Saccopharynx ampullaceus

The freshwater elephant fish Campylomormyrus curvirostris

The sturgeon Acipenser oxyrhynchus has a cartilaginous endoskeleton

The ambush predator needlefish Belone belone

Seahorses

Mirror dory

Mahi-mahi

The "flying fish" Exocoetus obtusirostris has specialized pectoral fins for gliding

The hoodwinker sunfish Mola tecta has no caudal fin

The Jurassic †Leedsichthys was a giant filter-feeder

Reproduction
Three-spined stickleback males (red belly) build nests and compete to attract females to lay eggs in them. Males then defend and fan the eggs. Painting by Alexander Francis Lydon, 1879

In nearly all ray-finned fish, the sexes are separate, and in most species the females spawn eggs that are fertilized externally, typically with the male inseminating the eggs after they are laid. Development then proceeds with a free-swimming larval stage.[5] However other patterns of ontogeny exist, with one of the commonest being sequential hermaphroditism. In most cases this involves protogyny, fish starting life as females and converting to males at some stage, triggered by some internal or external factor. Protandry, where a fish converts from male to female, is much less common than protogyny.[6]

Most families use external rather than internal fertilization.[7] Of the oviparous teleosts, most (79%) do not provide parental care.[8] Viviparity, ovoviviparity, or some form of parental care for eggs, whether by the male, the female, or both parents is seen in a significant fraction (21%) of the 422 teleost families; no care is likely the ancestral condition.[8] The oldest case of viviparity in ray-finned fish is found in Middle Triassic species of †Saurichthys.[9] Viviparity is relatively rare and is found in about 6% of living teleost species; male care is far more common than female care.[8][10] Male territoriality "preadapts" a species for evolving male parental care.[11][12]

There are a few examples of fish that self-fertilise. The mangrove rivulus is an amphibious, simultaneous hermaphrodite, producing both eggs and spawn and having internal fertilisation. This mode of reproduction may be related to the fish's habit of spending long periods out of water in the mangrove forests it inhabits. Males are occasionally produced at temperatures below 19 °C (66 °F) and can fertilise eggs that are then spawned by the female. This maintains genetic variability in a species that is otherwise highly inbred.[13]
Fossil record
Evolution of ray-finned fish.png
See also: Evolution of fish

The earliest known fossil actinopterygian is Andreolepis hedei, dating back 420 million years (Late Silurian). Remains have been found in Russia, Sweden, and Estonia.[14]
Classification

Actinopterygii is divided into the classes Cladistia and Actinopteri. The latter comprised subclasses Chondrostei and Neopterygii. The Neopterygii, in turn, is divided into the infraclasses Holostei and Teleostei. During the Mesozoic and Cenozoic the teleosts in particular diversified widely, and as a result, 96% of all known fish species are teleosts. The cladogram shows the major groups of actinopterygians and their relationship to the terrestrial vertebrates (tetrapods) that evolved from a related group of fish.[15][16][17] Approximate dates are from Near et al., 2012.[15]

Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii

Coelacanths, Lungfish Coelacanth flipped.png

Tetrapods

Amphibians Deutschlands Amphibien und Reptilien (Salamandra salamdra).jpg

Amniota

Mammals Phylogenetic tree of marsupials derived from retroposon data (Paucituberculata).png

Sauropsids (reptiles, birds) Zoology of Egypt (1898) (Varanus griseus).png

Actinopterygii
Cladistia

Polypteriformes (bichirs, reedfishes) Cuvier-105-Polyptère.jpg

Actinopteri
Chondrostei

Acipenseriformes (sturgeons, paddlefishes) Atlantic sturgeon flipped.jpg

Neopterygii
Holostei

Lepisosteiformes (gars) Longnose gar flipped.jpg

Amiiformes (bowfins) Amia calva 1908 flipped.jpg

275 mya

Teleostei Cyprinus carpio3.jpg

The polypterids (bichirs and reedfish) are the sister lineage of all other actinopterygians, the Acipenseriformes (sturgeons and paddlefishes) are the sister lineage of Neopterygii, and Holostei (bowfin and gars) are the sister lineage of teleosts. The Elopomorpha (eels and tarpons) appear to be the most basal teleosts.[15]

Chondrostei Atlantic sturgeon flipped.jpg
Atlantic sturgeon
Chondrostei (cartilage bone) is a subclass of primarily cartilaginous fish showing some ossification. Earlier definitions of Chondrostei are now known to be paraphyletic, meaning that this subclass does not contain all the descendants of their common ancestor. There were 52 species divided among two orders, the Acipenseriformes (sturgeons and paddlefishes) and the Polypteriformes (reedfishes and bichirs). Reedfish and birchirs are now separated from the Chondrostei into their own sister lineage, the Cladistia. It is thought that the chondrosteans evolved from bony fish but lost the bony hardening of their cartilaginous skeletons, resulting in a lightening of the frame. Elderly chondrosteans show beginnings of ossification of the skeleton, suggesting that this process is delayed rather than lost in these fish.[18] This group had once been classified with the sharks: the similarities are obvious, as not only do the chondrosteans mostly lack bone, but the structure of the jaw is more akin to that of sharks than other bony fish, and both lack scales (excluding the Polypteriforms). Additional shared features include spiracles and, in sturgeons, a heterocercal tail (the vertebrae extend into the larger lobe of the caudal fin). However the fossil record suggests that these fish have more in common with the Teleostei than their external appearance might suggest.[18]
Neopterygii Salmo salar flipped.jpg
Atlantic salmon
Neopterygii (new fins) is a subclass of ray-finned fish that appeared somewhere in the Late Permian. There were only few changes during its evolution from the earlier actinopterygians. Neopterygians are a very successful group of fishes because they can move more rapidly than their ancestors. Their scales and skeletons began to lighten during their evolution, and their jaws became more powerful and efficient. While electroreception and the ampullae of Lorenzini is present in all other groups of fish, with the exception of hagfish, neopterygians have lost this sense, though it later re-evolved within Gymnotiformes and catfishes, who possess nonhomologous teleost ampullae.[19]

The listing below follows Phylogenetic Classification of Bony Fishes[16][20] with notes when this differs from Nelson,[21] ITIS[22] and FishBase[23] and extinct groups from Van der Laan 2016 and Xu 2021.[24][25]

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In Nelson, Polypteriformes is placed in its own subclass Cladistia.
In Nelson and ITIS, Syngnathiformes is placed as the suborder Syngnathoidei of the order Gasterosteiformes.

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