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| What is the class, order, genus, species of the fish hanging from the ceiling in the prehistorical hall of Cleveland natural history museum |
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| class: Placodermi order: Arthrodira Genus; Dunkleosteus Species: terrelli |
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| what are the three most common fish species found in the cleveland shale |
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Dunkleosteus terrelli
Cladoselache
Onychodus sigmoides |
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| what is the class of extinct fish with shield large dorsal and ventral plates, caudal fin only, acelluar bone, gills, paired olfactory capsules? |
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| Which phylum does Acanthodii derived ? |
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| phylum :Teleostomi class: acanthodii common name : spiny shark |
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| Describe the class Placodermi |
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| Common name plate skin, late silurian to Carboniferous, neural &haemal arches & spines, Benthic predators, Marine and freshwater, Class Arthrodire characterized by craniovertebral joint |
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| What is "whole head" given to subclass Holocephali stand for? |
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| Palatoquadrate is fused to neurocranium |
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| coelacanthiformes belong to the class |
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| Sarcopterygii, upper devonian |
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| Osteolepiformes belong to the class |
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| Ceratodontiformes belong to the subclass |
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| the first Elasmobranch Radiation contains the infraclass ? |
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| Dasyatidae belong to the Division |
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| what characteristic often defined the 1st Elasmobranch radiation |
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5 gill slits
terminal mouth
spine often in front of dorsal fin
caudal fin functionally symmetrical |
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| Esocidae: Northern pike, Esox lucius |
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maximum size: 41cm
Genus:Tilapia
Species: Oreochromis
Family: Cichlidae
Order:Perciformes
Habitat: freshwater |
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maximum size: 60cm
Genus: Hypostomus
Species: Plecostomus
Family: Loricariidae
Order: siluriformes
Habitat: freshwater
Geography: Costa Rica, Panama, South America |
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Genus:Channa
Species: C.argus
Family: Channidae
Order:Perciformes
Invasive in N.america |
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Genus: Danio
species: rerio
Family:Cyprinidae
Order: Cypriniformes
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Genus: Pterois
Species: P.antennata
Family: Scorpaenidae
Order: Scorpaeniformes
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Genus: Mycteroperca
species: Microlepis
Family: serranidae
Order: Perciformes |
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Genus: Amphiprion
Species: Perideraion
Family: Ponacentridae
order: Perciformes
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Genus: Betta
Species: Splendeus
Family: Osphronemidae
Order: Perciformes
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Genus: Carassius
Species: auratus
Family: Cyprinidae
Order: Cypriniformes |
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Genus: Poecilia
Species; Reticulata
Family : poeciliidae
Order: Cyprinodontiformes |
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Genus: Hippocampus
Species: Ingens
Famimly: syngnathidae
Order: Gasterosteiformes |
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class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Infraclass: Euselachii
Division: Neoselachii
Subdivision: Selachii
Superorder: squaliformes
Family: Squalidae |
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| How is protacanthopterygii diagnosed? |
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•Maxillary included in gape
•Adipose fin
•No fin spines
•Physostomus: gas bladder connected to gut
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| What are the three order belong to protacanthopterygii? |
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Esociformes
Osmeriformes
Salmoniformes |
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maxilla included in gape of mouth Possesses no teeth adipose fin absent in some species smelt
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| Genus and species :Leuresthes tenuis |
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Superorder: protacanthopterygii
order: Salmoniformes
family: salmoniformes
subfamily: Coregoninae |
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family: salmonidae
Subfamily : Thymallinae
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Brook trout
lake trout
Arctic Charr
Dolly Varden |
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Atlantic salmon
Brown trout |
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Coho
Chinook
Chum
Pink
Ranibow trout
sockeye |
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Percopsiformes
Percopsidae
Trout perches
Aphredoderidae
Pirate perches |
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| what family of fish have modified dorsal fin spine(esca) to lure prey |
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| Lophiiformes : anglerfishes |
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| Characteristics Acanthopterygii |
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Physoclistous swim bladder
2 dorsal fins (spiny + soft)
externally symmetric tail
upper jaw mobility maximal (protrusion)
ctenoid scales |
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Acanthopterygii
Gasterosteiformes
Syngnathidae |
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Pterois Volitans
scorpaeniformes
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perciformes
percoidei
Moronidae |
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Perciformes
Percoidei
Echeneidae |
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Perciformes
Percoidei
Coryphaenidae |
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Perciformes
Percoidei
Lutjanidae
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Perciformes
Percoidei
sciaenidae |
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Perciformes
Percoidei
Pomacanthidae |
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perciformes
Percoidei
Toxotidae |
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Perciformes
Labroidei
Cichlidae |
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Perciformes
Labroidei
Pomacentridae |
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Perciformes
Labroidei
Labridae |
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Perciformes
Labroidei
Scaridae |
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Perciformes
acanthuroidei |
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Perciformes
Scombroidei
Sphyraenidae |
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Perciformes
Scombroidei
scombridae |
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Perciformes
scombroidei
istiophoridae |
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Tetraodontiformes
Tetraodontidae |
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Tetraodontiformes
Balistidae |
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Tetraodonitformes
Molidae |
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Tetraodoniformes
Diodontidae |
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organization into groups
Linnaeus
organizational aid |
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| classification based on history |
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| King philip came over from Greece singing |
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| more than one species in genus |
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| an unidentified specimen, but it is simliar to Amphilophus citrinellus |
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| Amphilophus cf. citrinellus |
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| an unidentified specimen, but it might be Amphilophus citrinellus |
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| after first use of the name,the genus can be abbreviated with its initial |
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myomeres
countable things: fin rays, sacles, vertebrae, gill rakers |
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body depth, head length
complicated by allometry |
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| identification by appearance difference |
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| biological species concept |
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| Evolutionary species concept |
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| evolutionary identity, single lineage ancestor-descendant population |
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| How does Phylogenetic systematics differentiates species? |
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| Differentiates shared derived characters from convergent traits that do not indicate common ancestry |
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| based on overall similarity |
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Monophyletic group
ancestor and all of its descendants |
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shared derived characters
define monophyletic groups |
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present only in 1 taxon
not informative regarding relationships |
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| Characters shared as a result of convergent evolution, not common ancestry |
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| species used as references indicate the ancestral state of a character |
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| the species being analyzed |
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| derived from more than one ancestor |
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| contains some , but not of the descendents of a single ancestor |
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| makinng changes at the species level |
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| infraspecific variation and evolution |
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| primary individual speces description is based |
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| description serveral individual |
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| primary type syntypes selection |
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| holotype sepciment designation additiona |
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| remainder series syntypes |
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| shell skinned, jawless fishes |
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conodonta
pteraspidomorphi
anaspida
Thelodonti
Cephalaspidomorphi |
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dorsal ventral plates
caudal fin
acellular bone
paired olfactory capsules |
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| Name the invertebrate that give the fossil fish heavy armor |
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| 1 Elasmobranch radiations |
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Paleozoic era
5 gill slits
terminal mouth
spine often in front of dorsal fin
caudal fin functionally symmetrical |
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| 2nd Elasmobranch radiations |
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Euselachii
early mesozoic
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| Gnathostomata is diagnosed by |
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jaws
three semicircular canals
paired narial opnings
myelinated nerves |
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| Chondrichthyan Characteristic |
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Endoskeleton
calcification
Pelbic claspers
Placoid scales
teeth usually not fused to jaws
fin rays soft
palatoquadrate
swimbladder lung absent
urea trimethylamine oxide
spiral valve |
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| Mating Characterisitc in Chrondrichthyan |
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| palcoid scales (shark) struture |
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| teeth replacement of Shark |
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marine
large size
freshwater exceptions
predatory
filter feeders
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| reproductive stragy of Chondrichthyes |
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direct develooment
precocial young
low fecundity
late maturation |
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| Class chondrichthyes toxnomy |
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Neoselachii (modern sharks and rays)
Batoidea (rays)
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fused coracoid
m. adductor mandibulae superficialis |
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| Difference in Skates and Rays |
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Skates: deep water, high latitudes, lay eggs(oviparous), two dorsal fins on tail
Rays: tropical, inshore waters, give birth(viviparous), barbs on tail |
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Myliobatiformes
Myliobatidae |
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Myliobatiformes
Mobulidae |
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Myliobatiformes
Rhinobatidae |
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Myliobatiformes
Potamotrygonidae |
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| eggs hatch insde, then live birth |
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| provision of nutrients to the embryo via yolk |
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| uterus filament nutritive fluid |
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squaliformes
no anal fin
ovoviviparous
Dorsal fin with spine
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Carchariniformes
two dorsal fins
anal fin present
eyes with nictitating fold
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| Lemon Shark, Blue Shark, Tiger Shark, Black tip reef shark, bull shark |
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Carchariniformes
Carcharinidae |
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Carchariniformes
Sphymrnidae |
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Lamniformes
anal fin presetn
two dorsal fins
subterminal mouth |
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Lamniformes
Odontaspididae |
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| Megachasma pelagios (filter feeder shark) |
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lamniformes
Megachasmidae |
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Carcharodon carcharis
Lamnidae
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Chordata
Cephalochordata
(Lancelets)
Amphioxiformes
Branchiostomatidae
Epigonichthyidae
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No brain
Novertebrae
No cranium
No Gills
NO eyes, ears, or nostrils |
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| What identify lancelets as fish |
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Noto chord
Neural tube
MOuth
Pharyngeal bsket
Gill slits
Gonads
Gut
Anus
Muscle segments |
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| identify some of the characterisitic of Myxiniformes |
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most primitive living craniates
notochord, no bertebrae
1 semicircular cannal
1 gonad
no functional eyesngue
teeth on tongue
isosmotic to saltwater
spend most of their lives in bottom sedimetns, waiting for carrion to settle |
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| describe the phylum Osteichthyes |
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Bone internal skeleton
operculum
lung |
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Fleshy lobes
Enamel teeth |
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| Colelacanthiformes characterisitic |
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3 lobed caudal fin
spiny dorsal fin
hollow
acanth spine
intracranial joint |
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| Describe characteristic of Latimeria chalumnae |
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lecithotrophic ovoviviparous reproduction
spiral valve intestine
rostral organ: electroreception
Tube-shaped notochord
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| what are some characteritic Dipnoi |
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diphycercal caudal fin
functional lungs
solid tooth plates
paternal parental care |
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Lepidosirenidae
Lepidosiren
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Protopteridae
protopterus |
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| What is the most primitive living actinopterygians |
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| Characteristic of chondrostei |
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shark like
cartilaginous
heterocercal tail
spiral valve intestine
spiracle
fusion of premaxilla, maxilla, dermopalatine |
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| Where are the two species of paddlefishes found |
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| What some characterisitic of Lepisosteiformes |
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Toothed infraorbital bones
teeth with plicidentine
opisthocoelous vertebrae
heavy, boney, ganoid scales |
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| what is the order of fish with gular plate on lower jaw |
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| What cell are used to inncervated C-start |
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| Dorsal fin diversification |
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| paired fin placement & function |
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| feeding apparatus changes |
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| Which distribution does Osteoglossidae has |
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Elopiformes
Albuliformes
Anguilliformes
Saccopharyngiformes |
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| what is the diagnosis for Clupeomorpha |
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special connnection between ears& swimbladder
scute belly |
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Minnows (Cypriniformes)
Tetras (Characiformes)
Catfishes (Siluriformes)
knifefishes (Gymnotiformes) |
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| Largest family in the world |
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Cyprinidae
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