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Definitions of teleost in various dictionaries:
noun - a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
A teleost fish.
noun - a bony fish
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Bony fish |
Bony fish such as herring or carp |
The French circle in test of bony fish |
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Jun 14 2009 The Times - Concise |
Apr 8 2004 New York Times |
Dec 20 2001 The Telegraph - Cryptic |
Teleost might refer to |
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The teleosts or Teleostei (Greek: teleios, "complete" + osteon, "bone") are by far the largest infraclass in the class Actinopterygii, the ray-finned fishes, and make up 96% of all extant species of fish. This diverse group arose in the Triassic period, and members are arranged in about 40 orders and 448 families. Over 26,000 species have been described. Teleosts range from giant oarfish measuring 7.6 m (25 ft) or more, and ocean sunfish weighing over 2 t (2.0 long tons; 2.2 short tons), to the minute male anglerfish Photocorynus spiniceps, just 6.2 mm (0.24 in) long. Including not only torpedo-shaped fish built for speed, teleosts can be flattened vertically or horizontally, be elongated cylinders or take specialised shapes as in anglerfish and seahorses. Teleosts dominate the seas from pole to pole and inhabit the ocean depths, estuaries, rivers, lakes and even swamps. * The difference between teleosts and other bony fish lies mainly in their jaw bones; teleosts have a movable premaxil |