Cladistia
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Cladistia is a primitive group of ray-finned fishes that includes bichirs and reedfish, characterized by lobed fins and ganoid scales.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
ⓘ
group of ray-finned fishes ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
dorsal finlets
ⓘ
elongated bodies in many species ⓘ ganoid scales ⓘ lobed fins ⓘ paired lungs ⓘ spiracles ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| diet |
aquatic invertebrates
ⓘ
fish ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Acipenseriformes
ⓘ
surface form:
Chondrostei
Actinopterygii ⓘ
surface form:
Teleostei
|
| divergedFrom | other actinopterygians early in ray-finned fish evolution ⓘ |
| eggType | externally laid eggs ⓘ |
| evolutionaryStatus | basal actinopterygian lineage ⓘ |
| extantRepresentative |
Polypteriformes
ⓘ
surface form:
Polypteridae
|
| feedingType | carnivorous ⓘ |
| finType | lobed pectoral fins ⓘ |
| fossilRecord |
Mesozoic
ⓘ
Paleozoic ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | Africa (extant members) ⓘ |
| habitat | freshwater ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | cladistians ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
cartilaginous elements in endoskeleton
ⓘ
gular plates in some fossil members ⓘ heterocercal or abbreviate heterocercal tail in many forms ⓘ primitive ray-finned fish morphology ⓘ |
| includes |
Polypteriformes
ⓘ
surface form:
Erpetoichthys calabaricus
Polypteriformes ⓘ Polypteriformes ⓘ
surface form:
Polypterus
bichirs ⓘ reedfish ⓘ |
| includesFamily |
Polypteriformes
ⓘ
surface form:
Polypteridae
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | undulatory body movements ⓘ |
| notableFeature | combination of primitive and derived features among ray-finned fishes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Actinopterygii
ⓘ
surface form:
Actinopteri
|
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| researchUse | model for early actinopterygian evolution ⓘ |
| respiration | bimodal respiration (gills and lungs) in extant members ⓘ |
| scaleType | ganoid scales ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony skeleton with cartilaginous components ⓘ |
| subclass | Cladistia self-link ⓘ |
| subphylum | Vertebrata ⓘ |
| superclass | Osteichthyes ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | at least Late Paleozoic ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.