Teleostei
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Teleostei is a vast and diverse infraclass of bony fishes that includes the great majority of modern fish species found in marine and freshwater environments worldwide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Teleostei canonical | 14 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
ⓘ
infraclass ⓘ |
| characteristic |
cycloid or ctenoid scales in many species
ⓘ
homocercal tail in most species ⓘ mobile premaxilla ⓘ skeleton primarily composed of bone ⓘ swim bladder usually present ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | teleosts ⓘ |
| comprises | majority of living fish species ⓘ |
| distribution | worldwide ⓘ |
| diversification | Jurassic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
primary consumers in aquatic food webs
ⓘ
top predators in many aquatic ecosystems ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
important in aquaculture
ⓘ
important in aquarium trade ⓘ important in commercial fisheries ⓘ major source of human food ⓘ |
| evolutionaryOrigin | Mesozoic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exampleSpecies |
Danio rerio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gadus morhua NERFINISHED ⓘ Oreochromis niloticus NERFINISHED ⓘ Salmo salar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Late Triassic ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater environments
ⓘ
marine environments ⓘ |
| includes |
Acanthomorpha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atheriniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ Beloniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ Characiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ Cichliformes NERFINISHED ⓘ Clupeomorpha NERFINISHED ⓘ Cypriniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ Elopomorpha NERFINISHED ⓘ Gadiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ Gobiiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ Ostariophysi NERFINISHED ⓘ Perciformes NERFINISHED ⓘ Pleuronectiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ Salmoniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ Siluriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ Tetraodontiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isA |
bony fish
ⓘ
ray-finned fish ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| researchUse | model organisms in biology ⓘ |
| speciesCount | over 26000 described species ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Actinopterygii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subphylum | Vertebrata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superclass | Osteichthyes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | infraclass ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.