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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