Stenopterygii

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Teleostei
Image: Malacosteus niger 1.jpg

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taxon rank: superorder
Commons category: Euteleostei
taxon name: Stenopterygii
topic's main category: Category:Stenopterygii

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Stenopterygii are a superorder of ray-finned fish in the infraclass Teleostei. Their validity is somewhat doubtful, as the group was established to separate, out of a large group of closely related Teleostei, a mere two rather peculiarly autapomorphic orders at best. In some treatments, it is even monotypic.

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