Ray Finned Fishes

Actinopterygii

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Actinopterygii (Ray Finned Fishes) is a class of vertebrates. There are 32514 species of Ray Finned Fishes, in 4922 genera and 512 families.

EOL has data for 13 attributes, including:

known marine species
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DescribedAcceptedSpecies
- Definition: number of currently described and taxonomically accepted marine species in this clade (Appeltans et al. 2012. The Magnitude of Global Marine Species Diversity. Current Biology 22, 2189–2202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2012.09.036)
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16733
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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China
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/1814991
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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marine
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000447
- Definition: An aquatic biome that comprises systems of open-ocean and unprotected coastal habitats, characterized by exposure to wave action, tidal fluctuation, and ocean currents as well as systems that largely resemble these. Water in the marine biome is generally within the salinity range of seawater: 30 to 38 ppt.
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undescribed marine species present in museum collections
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/UndescribedSpeciesInMuseumCollections
- Definition: "marine species in this clade which are currently represented in specimen collections (estimate) (Appeltans et al. 2012. The Magnitude of Global Marine Species Diversity. Current Biology 22, 2189–2202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2012.09.036)"
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500

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of ray-finned fishes. View this species on GBIF

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Ray Finned Fish Habitats

The environments in which many ray-finned fishes species are known to live. Select an environment to see its ray-finned fishes species checklist.

ray-finned fishes Habitats

The environments in which many ray-finned fishes species are known to live. Select an environment to see its ray-finned fishes species checklist.

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