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Teleostei Müller, 1844 “”




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Common Names

Teleosts

 

Latin Synonyms

 

 

Linnaean Rank

 

 

Ancestral Phylogeny and Taxonomy

 

Actinopterygii Polypteriformes
  Chondrostei "†Basal Chondrosteans"
Acipenseriformes Polyodontidae
Acipenseridae
Neopterygii Lepisosteiformes
†Semionotiformes
†Pycnodontiformes
†Macrosemiiformes
†Pachycormiformes
†Aspidorhynchiformes
Halecostomi Halecomorphi
Teleostei

 

Explanation of phylogenetic trees

 

 

 

Lineage

Terrabiota, Cytota, Neomura, Eukaryota, Unikonta, Opisthokonta, Animalia, Metazoa, Eumetazoa, Bilateria, Deuterostomia, Cyrtotreta, Chordata, Notochordata, Vertebrata, Gnathostomata, Teleostomi, Euteleostomi, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Halecostomi

 

Descendant Phylogeny and Taxonomy

 

Teleostei Osteoglossomorpha Osteoglossiformes
Hiodontiformes
Elopomorpha Elopiformes
Albuliformes
Anguilliformes
Saccopharyngiformes
Ostarioclupeomorpha Clupeomorpha †Ellimmichthyiformes
Clupeiformes
Ostariophysi Anotophysi
Otophysi
Euteleostei Protacanthopterygii Salmoniformes
Esociformes
Osmeriformes
Argentiniformes
Neoteleostei

 

Explanation of phylogenetic trees

 

List of Teleostome fish orders

 

Morphology

 

 

Distribution

 

 

Ecology

 

 

Ethology

 

 

Evolution

All teleosts share a common ancestor that apparently lived in the early Mesozoic era.

 

Development

 

 

Ethnobiology

 

 

Population

 

 

Notes and Comments

 

 

References

Literature

Nelson, Joseph S. 2006.  Fishes of the world.  4th ed.  John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Tudge, Colin. 2000.  The variety of life.  Oxford University Press.

 

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