NOUN | animal | Ganoidei, order Ganoidei | a group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor-like bony scales |
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Meaning | A group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor-like bony scales. | |
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Synonym | order Ganoidei | |
Member of | Teleostei, subclass Teleostei | large diverse group of bony fishes |
Members | Acipenseridae, family Acipenseridae | sturgeons |
Amiidae, family Amiidae | Only the bowfins | |
Lepisosteidae, family Lepisosteidae | Comprises the genus Lepisosteus | |
Polyodontidae, family Polyodontidae | paddlefishes | |
ganoid, ganoid fish | Primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering | |
Broader | animal order | The order of animals |
Spanish | ganoideos | |
Catalan | ganoïdeus |
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