TERM: Description of glossary term.
Kontext: Fischkunde Taxonomie
Acanthopterygii
A subset of "true" teleost fishes, characterized by spiny fins and ctenoid scales, among many other traits; the percomorph fishes, such as cichlids, are placed in this taxon
Literatur
Barlow, George W.. 2002. "The Cichlid Fishes (Nature's Grand Experiment in Evolution)". Perseus Publishing. pp. 352 pp. ISBN: 9780738203768 (crc03927) (Kurzfassung)