Ganoidei

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Noun1.Ganoidei - a group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor-like bony scalesGanoidei - a group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor-like bony scales
animal order - the order of animals
subclass Teleostei, Teleostei - large diverse group of bony fishes; includes most living species
ganoid, ganoid fish - primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering
Amiidae, family Amiidae - only the bowfins
family Lepisosteidae, Lepisosteidae - comprises the genus Lepisosteus
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Rohon (1893) revised Upper Silurian fishes of Saaremaa, assigning Oniscolepis Pander in the family Pteraspidae, order Crossopterygii, subclass Ganoidei. He showed that Oniscolepis magnus should be included in Tolypelepis (Tolypespis) undulata Pander and synonymized Strosipherus with Oniscolepis.
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