Definition of Chondrostei. Meaning of Chondrostei. Synonyms of Chondrostei

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Definition of Chondrostei

Chondrostei
Chondrostei Chon*dros"te*i, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? cartilage + ? bone.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of fishes, including the sturgeons; -- so named because the skeleton is cartilaginous.

Meaning of Chondrostei from wikipedia

- Chondrostei is a group of non-neopterygian ray-finned fish. While the term originally referred to the paraphyletic grouping of all non-neopterygian ray-finned...
- urinary and reproductive tracts that are fully separated, while the Chondrostei have common urogenital ducts, and partially connected ducts are found...
- (2020-10-08). "Redescription of †Yanosteus longidorsalis Jin et al., (Chondrostei, Acipenseriformes, †Peipiaosteidae) from the Early Cretaceous of China"...
- characteristics from the bony fishes. Along with other members of the subclass Chondrostei, they are unique among bony fishes because their skeletons are almost...
- fish). Dating back to the Permian period, the Actinopteri comprise the Chondrostei (sturgeons and paddlefish), the Holostei (bowfins and gars), and the...
- Osteichthyes (bony fish) class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fish) Subclass Chondrostei Order Acipenseriformes (sturgeons and paddlefishes) Order Polypteriformes...
- v t e Chondrostei...
- David G.; Wilson, Gregory P. (3 March 2020). "Paddlefish and sturgeon (Chondrostei: Acipenseriformes: Polyodontidae and Acipenseridae) from lower Paleocene...
- who you ask, the Chondrostei may be paraphyletic, or the Polypteridae may be considered not part of them. Thus the former "Chondrostei" is not a clade...
- Chondrostei Neopterygii...