Monophyletic taxon: Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes (fish)

Entity:

Variants

Clade-based name	:	*Actinopterygii* (Clade) Woodward 1891 [Moore & Near 2020]	Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 87; 7 Mar 2024. [inferred]
Current rank	:	*Actinopterygii* (Superclass) Woodward, 1891	Ref: R. Betancur-R et al., 2017: 9; 5 May 2025. [inferred]
Current rank	:	*Actinopterygii* (Subclass) Woodward, 1891	Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 434. [inferred]
Former rank	:	*Actinopterygii* (Subclass) Woodward, 1891	Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 87. [indirect]

Synonyms

In (pro parte)

Osteichthyes (Class) Huxley, 1880

Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998: 2452.

Full name

ray-finned fishes

Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 87.