Sea Dragon   34-II
TELEOSTOMI
Bony Vertebrates
 
 
This Weedy Sea Dragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) is in the order Syngnathiformes



Chapter Outline
  1. Description of Teleostomi
  2. Classification of Teleostomi
  3. Actinopterygii
  4. Neopterygii
  5. Teleostei
  6. Euteleosteomorpha
  7. Neoteleostei
  8. Acanthomorphata
  9. Euacanthomorphacea
  10. Percomorpharia
  11. Ovalentaria
  12. Sarcopterygii
  13. Paleo Teleostomi

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The overarching division of bony animals (Teleostomi) is between the ray-finned and lobe-finned fishes. Actinopterygii is the classification that includes all ray-finned, bony fishes. Sarcopterygii includes the lobe-finned fishes, but also every other terrestrial animal in the following chapters.
  • Teleostomi (see the full tree)
    • Actinopterygii (this chapter, 34-III through 34-XI) - Ray-Finned Fishes
    • Sarcopterygii (34-XII) - Lobe-Finned Fishes and Tetrapods
      • Coelacanthiformes - Coelacanths
      • Dipnoi
        • Ceratodontiformes - Australian Lungfishes
        • Lepidosireniformes - African & South American Lungfishes
      • Tetrapoda (Ch. 35) - Four-Limbed Vertebrates

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