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chondricthyes

class, cartilaginous fishes, sharks, rays and skates as well as chimaera

holocephali

subclass, under elasmobranchii, chimaera, one gill opening

elasmobranchii

subclass, includes ratfish as well as sharks, skates and rays

neoselachii

subclass, under elasmobranchii, includes sharks, skates and rays

chimaeriformes

order, under holocephali, three families of chimaeras

batoidea

order, under neosalachii, skates and rays

squalomorpha

order, under neosalachii, angel shark and deep sea sharks, not monophyletic

galeomorpha

order, under neosalachii, includes typical sharks

osteichthyes

clade, boney fishes, includes all animals after boney fishes as well

sarcopterygii

class, lobe-finned fishes, fleshy muscular lobed fins, have forearm with precursor to humerus, precursor of tetrapods

actinistia

subclass, fin webs that originate from elongated muscular bases-a fleshy ray fin, rostral organ

dipnoi

subclass, lungfish-lack of articulated tooth-bearing premaxillary and maxillary bones, fusion of palatoquadrate to undivided cranium

actinopterygii

class, ray finned fishes

polypteriformes

order, reedfish and bichirs, paired lungs, elongate forms

acipenseriformes

order, sturgeons and paddlefish, scales reduced, elongate forms, mainly cartilaginous endoskeleton

lepisosteiformes

order, heterocercal fin, ganoid scalesm long snout with many teeth, gar

amiiformes

short hetero fin, swim bladder capable of respiratory function, cycloid scales, bowfin

teleosti

infraclass, cycloid or ctenoid scales, homo fin with hypurals and epurals, maxilla without teeth, vertebral centra well oscified, bony fish

osteoglosomorpha

superoder, mostly tropical, unique jaw structure-bony apparatus attached to hyoid

elopomorpha

superorder, leptocephalus larvae, tarpon, ladyfish, bonefish, eels

clupeomorpha

superorder, specialized mouth and gill straining apparatus for feeding on small plankton-filter feeder of sorts, herrings, shad, anchovies

euteleostei

clade that includes 90% of living vertebrates

ostariophysi

superorder, weberian apparatus, 20-30% of all fish species, 80% all freshwater species, piranhas, neon tetra, carps, minnows, catfish, electric knifefishes

acanthopterygii

superorder of bony fishes in class actinopterygii, ray finned fishes

atherinomorphes

clade, silversides, grunions, flying fishes, halfbeaks, cypridonts

perciformes

order, sushi fish, most coral reef fish