ray-finned fish

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ray-finned fish

 (rā′fĭnd′)
n.
Any of various fishes belonging to the class Actinopterygii, having fins supported by long rays of bone. The ray-finned fishes are the largest group of fishes, comprising over 20,000 species. Also called actinopterygian.
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Phylogenetic evaluation of North American Leuciscidae (Actinopterygii: Cyprinifonnes: Cyprinoidea) as inferred from analyses of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences.
Influence of climate variations on Chascomus shallow lake thermal conditions and its consequences on the reproductive ecology of the Argentinian Silverside (Odontesthes bonariensis Actinopterygii, Atherinopsidae).
Mitogenomic evolution and interrelationships of the cypriniformes (Actinopterygii: Ostariophysi): the first evidence toward resolution of higher-level relationships of the world's largest freshwater fish clade based on 59 whole mitogenome sequences.
Phenotypic variation in the Snowtrout Schizothorax richardsonii (Gray, 1832) (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from the Indian Himalayas.
Length-weight and length-length relations, and relative condition factor of red lionfish, Pterois volitans (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae), from two natural protected areas in the Mexican Caribbean.
Through our literature review, we found 572 unique scientific records of individuals displaying leucism among the chordate classes Chondrichthyes, Actinopterygii, Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves, and Mammalia (Fig.
Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Beloniformes Family Hemiramphidae Hyporhamphus rosae (Jordan and Gilbert, 1880), California halfbeak (Figs.
First record of Lernaea cyprinacea (Crustacea: Copepoda) on Capoeta capoeta (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae) from Karasu Creek (Van) Eastern Anatolia, Biharean Biologist 2018; e171207.
Life history of the common pandora, Pagellus erythrinus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Actinopterygii: Sparidae) from southern Portugal.
gariepinus (Burchell 1822) belongs with the ray-finned (Class Actinopterygii) and air-breathing (Family Clariidae) catfishes (Order Siluriformes).
Elasmobranchii (Acanthodii), Holocephali, Ichthyodorulites, Ostracodermi, Dipnoi, and Teleostomi (Crossopterygii and Chondrostean Actinopterygii).
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