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Ganoidei
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What's The Definition Of Ganoidei?
[n] a group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor-like bony scales
Synonyms | Synonyms for Ganoidei: order Ganoidei Related Terms | Find terms related to Ganoidei: See Also | Acipenseridae | Amiidae | animal order | family Acipenseridae | family Amiidae | family Lepisosteidae | family Polyodontidae | ganoid | ganoid fish | Lepisosteidae | Polyodontidae | subclass Teleostei | Teleostei Ganoidei In Webster's Dictionary \Ga*noi"de*i\, n. pl. [NL. See {Ganoid}.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the subclasses of fishes. They have an arterial cone
and bulb, spiral intestinal valve, and the optic nerves
united by a chiasma. Many of the species are covered with
bony plates, or with ganoid scales; others have cycloid
scales.
Note: They were numerous, and some of them of large size, in
early geological periods; but they are represented by
comparatively few living species, most of which inhabit
fresh waters, as the bowfin, gar pike, bichir,
Ceratodus, paddle fish, and sturgeon.
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