Definition of Holostei. Meaning of Holostei. Synonyms of Holostei

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Definition of Holostei

Holostei
Holostei Ho*los"te*i, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "o`los whole + ? a bone.] (Zo["o]l.) An extensive division of ganoids, including the gar pike, bowfin, etc.; the bony ganoids. See Illustration in Appendix.

Meaning of Holostei from wikipedia

- Fish portal Holostei is a group of ray-finned bony fish. It is divided into two major clades, the Halecomorphi, represented by the single living genus...
- swim bladder could still be used for breathing, a trait still present in Holostei (bowfins and gars). In some fish like the arapaima, the swim bladder has...
- of ginglymodians. They are one of two extant orders in the infraclass Holostei alongside the Amiiformes (now represented by only the bowfins). While represented...
- Cladistia (bichirs and relatives) Chondrostei (sturgeons and paddlefish) Holostei (bowfins and gars) Teleostei (96% of living fish species) Sarcopterygii...
- all extinct. Halecomorphs, and its sister group Ginglymodi, belong to Holostei. Holosteans are the sister group of teleosteans, the group to which nearly...
- the Actinopteri comprise the Chondrostei (sturgeons and paddlefish), the Holostei (bowfins and gars), and the teleosts. In other words all extant ray-finned...
- Holostei of the Campanian Taxa Presence Location Description Images Amia Early Cretaceouspresent North America A genus of amiids which contains all...
- relatives of bowfins are gars, with the two groups being united in the clade Holostei. Bowfins are demersal freshwater piscivores, commonly found throughout...
- called bowfin, is a genus of bony fish related to gars in the infraclass Holostei. They are regarded as taxonomic relicts, being the sole surviving species...
- extinct taxa. Ginglymodi is one of the two major subgroups of the infraclass Holostei, the other one being Halecomorphi, which contains the bowfin and eyespot...