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ACANTHOPTERYGII [3 records]

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Record 1 2010-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
DEF

Fish-scale with one edge toothed like a comb; it is found chiefly in the spiny-rayed fish(acanthopterygii).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
CONT

L'écaille cténoïde [...] est extrêmement mince et souple; elle rappelle un peigne par sa forme, les lignes de croissance se montrant sur son bord libre. La ganoïne a disparu et les écailles, enfoncées dans des pochettes du derme, se chevauchent partiellement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peces
DEF

Escama de los peces acantopterigios, de estructura análoga a la cicloidea, pero que presenta el borde anterior dentado.

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Record 2 2004-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
DEF

An order of fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal, ventral, and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike, as the perch.

OBS

... any of a superorder or order(Acanthopterygii) of spiny-finned fishes, as the basses, perches, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
DEF

Ordre de poissons osseux, à nageoire dorsale épineuse, comprenant des milliers d'espèces (téléostéens).

Spanish

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Record 3 1978-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

Class Osteichthyes. Order Acanthopterygii. Suborder Scombroidea(...) F. Palaeorynchidae(...) Palaeorynchus Eoc.-Mioc. Eu., Olig. WAs.

OBS

Eoc.=Eocene; Mioc.=Miocene; Eu.=Europe; WAs.=Western Asia; F.=family.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

Poisson osseux fossile, au corps allongé, dont le squelette se trouve dans le calcaire grossier du Bassin parisien.

Spanish

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