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Osteoglossiformes

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Osteoglossiformes [‚äs·tē·ō‚gläs·ə′fȯr·mēz]
(vertebrate zoology)
An order of soft-rayed, actinopterygian fishes distinguished by paired, usually bony rods at the base of the second gill arch, a single dorsal fin, no adipose fin, and a usually abdominal pelvic fin.
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platostomus Rafinesque, W, S shortnose gar Order Amiiformes (bowfin) Family Amiidae (bowfin) Amia calva Linnaeus, bowfin N, S Order Osteoglossiformes (mooneye) Family Hiodontidae (mooneye) Hiodon alosoides (Rafinesque), S goldeye H.
Revised checklist of the vertebrates of Indiana by Minton, Sherman A. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
 
 
 
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