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
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Broader Terms
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Narrower Terms
catfish, Cyprinidae, killifish, medaka, trout /salmon
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Related Terms
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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.
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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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