ganoid

1. Primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering (synset 102641226)
   is a type of: teleost, teleost fish, teleostan - a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
   subtypes:

   • amia calva, bowfin, dogfish, grindle - primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
   • duckbill, paddlefish, polyodon spathula - primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout
   • chinese paddlefish, psephurus gladis - fish of larger rivers of China similar to the Mississippi paddlefish
   • sturgeon - large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone
   • billfish, gar, garfish, garpike, lepisosteus osseus - primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
   belongs to: ganoidei, order ganoidei - a group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor-like bony scales
   same as: ganoid fish

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