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OSTEICHTHYEN [2 records]

Record 1 2016-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
  • Aquaculture
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Most living fishes are bony fishes, members of the class Osteichthyes. The class includes such species as the sturgeon, salmon, minnows, perch and lungfish.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
  • Aquaculture
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peces
  • Acuicultura
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 2 1993-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
CONT

The Osteichthyes is the major class of living fishes, and the fossil records appeared in the Silurian Period. The character distinguishing it most from the Chondrichthyes is the skeleton constructed mostly with true bone (cartilage bone and membrane bone).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
CONT

Les Poissons qui composent la classe des Ostéichthyens, de très loin les plus nombreux, sont caractérisés par un squelette osseux, des branchies logées dans les chambres branchiales fermées par un opercule, et une peau nue ou recouverte d'écailles.

Key term(s)
  • ostéichthyen

Spanish

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