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Cosmine was first described in the Osteolepiform Megalichthys hibberti by Williamson in 1849, in a purely descriptive, pre-Darwinian, non-evolutionary framework. [4] Goodrich [5] expanded on Williamson's descriptions, hypothesizing a transition from a monoodontode scale (like a chondryicthian placoid scale) to a complex polyodontode scale through fusion of discrete units.
Acanthopterygii (meaning "spiny finned one") is a superorder of bony fishes in the class Actinopterygii.Members of this superorder are sometimes called ray-finned fishes for the characteristic sharp, bony rays in their fins; however this name is often given to the class Actinopterygii as a whole.
Teleostei (/ ˌ t ɛ l i ˈ ɒ s t i aɪ /; Greek teleios "complete" + osteon "bone"), members of which are known as teleosts (/ ˈ t ɛ l i ɒ s t s, ˈ t iː l i-/), [4] is, by far, the largest infraclass in the class Actinopterygii, the ray-finned fishes, [a] and contains 96% of all extant species of fish. Teleosts are arranged into about 40 ...
Polypterus senegalus, commonly known as the Senegal bichir, gray bichir or Cuvier's bichir, is an African species of ray-finned fish in the bichir family, Polypteridae.It is a typical example of polypterid fishes, as most of its defining physical features are common across the genus, such as its ancient, lungfish- or arowana-like appearance, the ability to breathe atmospheric oxygen, and its ...
Actinopterygii (/ ˌ æ k t ɪ n ɒ p t ə ˈ r ɪ dʒ i aɪ /; from actino- 'having rays' and Ancient Greek πτέρυξ (ptérux) 'wing, fins'), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish [2] that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. [3]
Redfieldiiformes is an extinct order of ray-finned fish (actinopterygians) which lived from the Early Triassic to Early Jurassic. Redfieldiiforms were fairly typical Triassic fish in overall anatomy. They had a fusiform (streamlined, tuna-like) body shape with thick, ganoine-covered scales.
Gars are an ancient group of ray-finned fish in the family Lepisosteidae.They comprise seven living species of fish in two genera that inhabit fresh, brackish, and occasionally marine waters of eastern North America, Central America and Cuba in the Caribbean, [1] [2] though extinct members of the family were more widespread.
This category contains articles about taxa at the order level in the class Actinopterygii, the ray-finned fishes. The ray-finned fishes contain most of the species of fish and these are divided into 46 orders. Most of the fishes known to aquarists and anglers are within this class. **Subcategories are listed below for all 46 orders and examples ...