Osteichthyes

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Used for

Betta splendens, bony fish, Choanichthyes, dolphin (fish), eel, electric eel, electric mormyrid, Electrophorus, Gymnarchus, herring, Hypopomus, lungfish, mackeral, menhaden, porgy, ricefish, scup, siamese fighting fish, Stenotomas, teleost, tuna

Broader Terms

fish

Narrower Terms

catfish, Cyprinidae, killifish, medaka, trout /salmon

Related Terms

air bladder

Scope Note

common fish with bony skeleton, gills, 2 chambered heart, fin ray support, and usually a swimbladder; skin is embedded with mucous glands and scales; can be marine or freshwater.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

  • is a Kind of Osteichthyes, class Osteichthyes is a kind of: class — (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders Members of .
  • The class Osteichthyes is divided into (hint: read all choices before answering): a) the subclasses Sarcopterygii & Actinopterygii b) the subclasses Crossopterygii, Dipnoi, & Actinopterygii c) the class Osteichthyes is not considered a class anymore, so this question is phrased incorrectly.
  • Our analysis places the placoderm *Dicksonosteus* as the sister group of Osteichthyes, although the branching pattern within the Osteichthyes is unaffected by the removal of *Dicksonosteus* (or any other taxon) from the outgroup.
  • Which group of Osteichthyes is the most diverse today? Chondrosteans.
  • Reproduction of most osteichthyes is external fertilization (oviparous) after the females shed large numbers of eggs in water.

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