Acanthopterygii

Acanthopterygii Temporal range: Cenomanian–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Labidesthes sicculus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Clade:	Acanthomorpha
Superorder:	Acanthopterygii Rosen & Patterson, 1969
Subdivisions
Trachichthyiformes Beryciformes Percomorpha (see text)

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Acanthopterygii (meaning "spiny-finned one") is a superorder of bony fishes in the class Actinopterygii. Members of this superorder are sometimes called ray-finned fishes for the characteristic sharp, bony rays in their fins; however this name is often given to the class Actinopterygii as a whole.

The suborder includes the berycids and their allies, but by far the largest member of the group is the Percomorpha, the most diverse vertebrate clade.