Kalmar ACANTHOPTERYGIAN tana nufin wani nau'in kifin da ke da hasken kashin baya a gefensa. Kalma ce da ake amfani da ita don bayyana gungun nau'in kifin iri-iri, gami da perch, bass, da mackerel. Sunan “acanthopterygian” ya fito ne daga kalmomin Helenanci “akantha,” ma’ana ƙaya, da “pteryx,” ma’ana fin, wanda ke kwatanta ɓangarorin kifin nan.
