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The bony fish (Osteon = "bone"; "icthys" = "fish") are the most diverse and numerous of all vertebrates. Bony fish (Class Osteichthyes) are first seen in fossils from the Devonian (about 395 million years before present).
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The longest bony fish is the oarfish (Regalecus glesne), which can reach 11 m (36 ft.). ... All fishes have fins. Bony fish families show various degrees of fin fusion and reduction. ... Mouth shape and size are good indications of bony fish's feeding habits.
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The skin of most bony fish is covered with bony scales that look like shingles on a roof. Bony fish scales are waterproof and help protect the fish. Glands in the skin in which the scales are embedded secrete a layer of mucus that covers the entire body. ... Bony fish eyes lack both of these characteristics.
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www.seaworld.org/aquademics/tetra/all_about_fish.htm
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thera are 3 characteristics of bony fish 1: 2: and 3:
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Osteichthyes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Osteichthyes (pronounced /ˌɒstiːˈɪkθiːz/ ), also called bony fish , are a taxonomic group of fish that includes the ray-finned fish (Actinopterygii) and lobe-finned fish (Sarcopterygii). The ...
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Bony Fish have true bones. They cover a wide range of both marine and freshwater fish. Because there are so many different kinds, I will only be able to show you some pictures of a few of them. The fish (yes, it is a fish!) to the left is, of course, a Seahorse.
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www.cyhaus.com/marine/fish.htm
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24,000 species of living bony fish include the ray-finned (Actinopterygii) and lobe-finned (Sarcopterygii) fishes [Table 6.1] ... ORDER LEPISOSTEIFORMES Characteristics...
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This brilliant, spiny, and poisonous lionfish is just one of the world's 20,000 living species of actinopterygians. The name means "ray-finned," for unlike the Chondrichthyes, the fins of the Actinopterygii are webs of skin supported by bony or horny spines.
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www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/vertebrates/actinopterygii/actini...
www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/vertebrates/actinopterygii/actinintro.html
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Bony Fishes; Sea World informational resource on bony fishes. Excellent introduction to bony fishes including information on their classification, habitat, physical characteristics, diet, reproduction, and much more. ... Explore it! Fish; Species profiles of 10 common, and often less-publicized, Great Lakes fishes.
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www.vims.edu/bridge/index_fish.html
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