Actinopterygian
belonging or pertaining to the actinopterygii, a group of bony fishes.
an actinopterygian fish.
historical examples
major adaptive levels in the evolution of the actinopterygian feeding mechanism.
a new genus of pennsylvania fish (crossoperygii, coelacanthiformes) from kansas joan echols
actinopterygian
(āk’tə-nŏp’tə-rĭj’ē-ən)
see ray-finned fish.
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