Ganoidei

n. pl.

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(Zool.) 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.

Noun

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Ganoidei - a group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor-like bony scales Synonyms: order Ganoidei

Acipenseridae, Amiidae, animal order, family Acipenseridae, family Amiidae, family Lepisosteidae, family Polyodontidae, ganoid, ganoid fish, Lepisosteidae, order Ganoidei, Polyodontidae, subclass Teleostei, Teleostei