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Bony Fish
Class Osteichthyes Bony fish are fish that have a skeleton made of bone. They also have teeth that are fixed onto the upper jaw. They have a swim bladder (an air filled sac that helps them with buoyancy) that opens into the gullet. Bony fish do not have to swim to breathe (to push water through the gills).

Most fish are bony fish. Sharks, skates and rays are NOT bony fish.

There are two subclasses of bony fish:

• Subclass Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fish) - The fins of these fish have jointed, bony rays that support them. These fish have large eyes and no internal nostrils. They have a swim bladder (an air filled sac that helps them with buoyancy) that opens into the gullet. Most bony fish are in this subclass. Examples: herring, eels, sturgeon, salmon, lantern fish, milk fish, garpikes, carp, catfish, toadfish, anglers, cod, flying fish, John Dory, sticklebacks, seahorses, scorpionfish, perch, flatfish, triggerfish, pufferfish.
• Subclass Sarcopterygii (Fleshy-finned fish) - the fins are supported by fleshy lobes with bones. Examples: Coelacanth, Australian lungfish. These fish gave rise to the amphibians.

Some Bony Fish Printouts:

Fish Fish live in the water and breathe with gills.

Angelfish Angelfish are brightly-colored, flattened fish that live in shallow warm waters.

Blowfish Also called pufferfish and fugu, this poisonous fish can swallow water to double its size.

Bluefin Tuna A large, bony fish in danger of extinction from over-fishing.

Clown Fish Colorful fish that live among sea anemone.

Coelacanth The Coelacanth (pronounced SEE-la-canth) is a primitive lobe-finned fish that was thought to have been extinct for millions of years, but a living Coelacanth was caught in the Indian Ocean off the coast of South Africa in 1938.

Dinichthys Dunkleosteus was a extinct, armored fish from the family Dinichthys. This extinct family of fishes lived during the Late Devonian period, about 400 million years ago.

Dunkleosteus An extinct, heavily armored fish from the family Dinichthys. It lived during the Late Devonian period, about 400 million years ago.

Eels Information and printouts on these primitive fish that go through metamorphosis.

Electric Eel A fish that can generate electricity.

Emperor Angelfish Emperor Angelfish are brightly-colored, flattened fish that live in shallow warm waters.

Goldfish A goldfish is a type of carp that makes a nice pet.

Gulper Eel The Gulper eel is a long, bony fish with huge, weak jaws.

Hatchetfish Hatchetfish are oddly-shaped fish from South and Central America.

John Dory John Dory is a spiny fish with a black spot on its side.

Lake Trout Lake Trout is a large, fast-swimming, fresh-water fish from North America.

Lanternfish Fish with light-producing organs and very large eyes.

Moray Eel Printout Long, snake-like fish that have circular gills.

Piranha Piranhas are meat-eating, freshwater fish that are native to eastern South America.

Pufferfish Also called blowfish and fugu, this poisonous fish can swallow water to double its size.

Pupfish A small fish from desert waters of southwestern North America.

Salmon Salmon are fish that live in the sea and spawn in fresh water.

Sea Horse The sea horse is a very strange fish that lives in warm water.

Sun Fish A large fish with an almost circular, flattened body.

Swordfish The swordfish is a large fish with a long, sharp bill.

Tuna The Bluefin tuna is a large, bony fish in danger of extinction from over-fishing.

Trout Trout are torpedo-shaped game fish.

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