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Definition of Malacopterygii

Malacopterygii
Malacopterygii Mal`a*cop`te*ryg"i*i, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? soft + ? wing, fin, fr. ? feather.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of fishes in which the fin rays, except the anterior ray of the pectoral and dorsal fins, are closely jointed, and not spiny. It includes the carp, pike, salmon, shad, etc. Called also Malacopteri.

Meaning of Malacopterygii from wikipedia

- taxonomy. Furthermore, he recognized five additional orders of fish: Malacopterygii, Acanthopterygii, Branchiostegi, Chondropterygii, and Plagiuri. Artedi...
- ichthyological papers of P. Bl****er: i-xi, 1-410, 1 portrait; II. (1913). Malacopterygii, Myctophoidea, Ostariophysi: I Siluroidea: i-xx, 1-404, 1 portrait;...
- olfactif chez les poissons. Première partie. Osteichthyes, Teleostei, Malacopterygii." Annales de la Societe Royale Zoologique de Belgique 54:79-162. Derscheid...