Ganoidei

Ganoidei
Ganoidei Ga*noi"de*i, n. pl. [NL. See {Ganoid}.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the subclasses of fishes. They have an arterial cone and bulb, spiral intestinal valve, and the optic nerves united by a chiasma. Many of the species are covered with bony plates, or with ganoid scales; others have cycloid scales. [1913 Webster]

Note: They were numerous, and some of them of large size, in early geological periods; but they are represented by comparatively few living species, most of which inhabit fresh waters, as the bowfin, gar pike, bichir, Ceratodus, paddle fish, and sturgeon. [1913 Webster]


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  • order Ganoidei — noun a group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor like bony scales • Syn: ↑Ganoidei • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Teleostei, ↑subclass Teleostei • Member Meronyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ganoid — Ga noid, a. [Gr. ? brightness + oid.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to Ganoidei. n. One of the Ganoidei. [1913 Webster] {Ganoid scale} (Zo[ o]l.), one kind of scales of the ganoid fishes, composed of an inner layer of bone, and an outer layer of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ganoid scale — Ganoid Ga noid, a. [Gr. ? brightness + oid.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to Ganoidei. n. One of the Ganoidei. [1913 Webster] {Ganoid scale} (Zo[ o]l.), one kind of scales of the ganoid fishes, composed of an inner layer of bone, and an outer… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Placoganoidei — Plac o*ga*noi de*i, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. pla x, plako s, a tablet + NL. ganoidei. See {Ganoidei}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A division of ganoid fishes including those that have large external bony plates and a cartilaginous skeleton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Рыбы * — Содержание: Состав класса. Форма тела. Накожные покровы. Органы свечения . Мускулатура. Скелет. Нервная система. Органы чувств. Органы пищеварения. Органы дыхания и придаточные органы кишечника. Кровеносная система. Мочеполовая система. Развитие …   Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона

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