- the
holosteans are
closer to the
teleosts and
further from sharks: the pair of
spiracles found in
sharks and
chondrosteans is
reduced in
holosteans to...
- are
subdivided into two main
groups (infraclasses):
teleosts and
holosteans.
Holosteans comprise two clades, the
Ginglymodi and the Halecomorphi. All of...
-
chondrosteans (sturgeons and paddlefish) also
differ from the
bichirs and
holosteans (bowfin and gars) in
having gone
through a whole-genome
duplication (paleopolyploidy)...
- it is the
largest known member of the Amiidae, and one of the
largest holosteans known to have existed. The only
bowfin relative known to
rival it in size...
-
extinction event. The
earliest known neopterygian fish,
including early holosteans and teleosts,
appeared near the
beginning of the Tri****ic, and quickly...
-
epidermis was
covered with tiny
rhomboid platelets like the
scales of
holosteans (gars, bowfins). They may have been an
independent phylogenetic branch...
-
types of ray
finned fishes: the chondrosteans,
holosteans, and teleosts. The
chondrosteans and
holosteans are
among the
earlier fish to evolve, and share...
-
stood by
their original conclusion based on the
absence of
important holostean characters, and
noted that it
could not be a juvenile,
since the bones...
- from a
scaffolding of struts,
rather than the
dense cancellous bones of
holostean fish.
Teleosts are
found in
almost all
marine habitats. They have enormous...
- from a
scaffolding of struts,
rather than the
dense cancellous bones of
holostean fish. In addition, the
lower jaw of the
teleost is
reduced to just three...
