Clade Acanthomorphata Rosen 1973 (ray-finned fish)
Alternative spellings: Acanthomorpha, Acanthomorpha
Parent taxon: Ctenosquamata according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
See also Arratia and Chorn 1998, Davesne et al. 2017, Forey et al. 2003, Gottfried et al. 2006, Grande 1988, Murray 1996, Nolf and Dockery 1990 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxon: Myctophata
Subtaxa: Aipichthyoidea Dalgoichthys Euacanthomorphacea Ferrifronsidae Lampridacea Omosomopsis Oncolepis Paracanthomorphacea Polymixiacea Polymixiiformes Protriacanthus Pseudotetrapterus Spinocaudichthys Xiphopterus
Type: Ferrifronsidae
Ecology: nektonic omnivore