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orders. actinopterygii, is a major taxonomic class (or subclass) of fish , known as the "ray-finned fishes," whose diverse number of species includes about half of all known living vertebrates and percent of all fish species. the actinopterygians include the most familiar fish, such as sturgeons, gars, eels
basal skeletal elements, the radials, which represent the link or connection between these fins and the internal skeleton (e.g., pelvic and pectoral girdles). contents overview diversity fossil record classification notes references credits as a group, the ray-finned fish play a huge role not only in...
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