(Stord - Hordaland / 12 meters / 10.05.2004)

Phylum: Chordata

Superclass: Gnathostomata

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Perciformes

 

Norwegian: piggfinnefisker

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This is the most extensive order among the vertebrates. There are few common features among the 8000 species worldwide. However, at least the leading ray of the dorsal, anal and pelvic fins are usually spiny.