Hiodon tergisus NOAA
Campylomormyrus curvirostris
Teleost
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Teleostei, members of which are known as teleosts, is, by far, the largest group of ray-finned fishes, with 96% of all extant species of fish. The Teleostei, which is variously considered a division o
Osteoglossomorpha
…Osteoglossomorpha is a superorder of bony fish in the Teleostei. A notable member is the arapaima (Arapaima gigas), the largest freshwater fish in South America and one of the largest bony fishes alive. Other notable…
F de Castelnau poissons Diversity of Fishes
Teleost skull and jaw anatomy enables them both to suck in prey, and to close the mouth without expelling the prey again.
Caudal skeleton showing symmetrical (homocercal) tail
Aspidorhynchus acustirostris, an early teleost from the Middle Jurassic