(Stord - Hordaland /
12 meters / 10.05.2004)
Phylum: Chordata
Superclass: Gnathostomata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Norwegian: piggfinnefisker
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.