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Ostariophysi is the second-largest
superorder of fish.
Members of this
superorder are
called ostariophysians. This
diverse group contains 10,758 species...
- the sole
group in the
clade Anotophysi, a
subgroup of the
superorder Ostariophysi. They are
characterized by a
primitive Weberian apparatus formed by the...
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Cypriniformes is an "order-within-an-order",
placed under the
superorder Ostariophysi—which is also made up of cyprinid,
ostariophysin fishes. The
order contains...
- form a
monophyletic group.
Catfish belong to a
superorder called the
Ostariophysi,
which also
includes the
Cypriniformes (carps and minnows), Characiformes...
- once-familiar
species to
other families. Indeed, the
entire phylogeny of the
Ostariophysi –
fishes possessing a
Weberian apparatus – has yet to be
settled conclusively...
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Ostarioclupeomorpha and Otomorpha. The
clade contains Clupeiformes (herrings) and
Ostariophysi, a
group of
other orders including Cypriniformes (minnows and allies)...
- Characiformes, Siluriformes, and
Gymnotiformes to
create the
superorder Ostariophysi,
since these groups share some
common features.
These features include...
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Clupeiformes Alepocephaliformes Ostariophysi Gonorynchiformes Cypriniformes Gymnotiformes Characiformes Siluriformes...
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grouped in the
order Gonorhynchiformes and are most
closely related to the
Ostariophysi—freshwater
fishes such as carps, catfish, and loaches. The
species has...
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Subcohort Alepocephali Order Alepocephaliformes Marshall 1962
Subcohort Ostariophysi Sagemehl 1885
Section Anotophysa (Rosen &
Greenwood 1970)
Sagemehl 1885...
