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Actinopterygii means
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ray finned fish
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spiny fish
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cartilage fish
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Actinopterygii, also known as ray-finned fish, are the most common type of fish on the planet. They are the largest clade of bony fish and are named for the dermal rays that support their fins. Ray-finned fish make up over 50% of all vertebrate species.
Detailed explanation-2: -The actinopterygians, or ray-finned fish, are one of the two major clades of bony fish (Osteichthyes), the other being the lobe-finned fish, or Sarcopterygians. The Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) are the extant sister clade of the Osteichthyes.
Detailed explanation-3: -annotated classification Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) Fins supported by rays of dermal bone rather than by cartilage.
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