Modern Actinopterygians

Here, just the living groups of actinopterygians are listed, in taxonomic sequence.

Extant Actinopterygians:

(CHONDROSTEI)

Acipenseridae

Polyodontidae

NEOPTERYGII

Lepisosteidae

HALECOMORPHI

Amiidae

TELEOSTEI

Osteoglossomorpha

ELOPOCEPHALA

Elopomorpha

CLUPEOCEPHALA

Clupeomorpha

EUTELEOSTEI

Esociformes

Ostariophysi

NEOGNATHI

Salmoniformes

NEOTELEOSTEI

Stomiiformes

Aulopiformes

Myctophiformes

ACANTHOMORPHA

Polymixiiformes

Paracanthopterygii

ACANTHOPTERYGII

Atherinomorpha

Percomorpha

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