Biology:Acanthoclininae

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Short description: Subfamily of fishes

Acanthoclininae
Acanthoplesiops indicus.jpg
Acanthoplesiops indicus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Clade: Percomorpha
(unranked): Ovalentaria
Family: Plesiopidae
Subfamily: Acanthoclininae
Günther, 1861

The Acanthoclininae is a subfamily of ray-finned fishes, one of two in the family Plesiopidae.[1] They are characterised by the head being scaleless or nearly scaleless, a dorsal fin which has 17–26 spines and 2–6 soft rays, an anal fin having 7–16 spines and 2–6 soft rays while the pelvic fin has one spine and two soft rays. There are between one and four lateral lines, the number of vertebrae is between 26 and 35. They grow to a maximum length about 30 centimetres (12 in).[2]

Genera

The genera currently recognised as belonging to the subfamily Acanthoclininae are:[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1719174 entry