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Teleostei

John G. Lundberg
taxon links [down<--]Halecostomi extinct icon extinct icon extinct icon [up-->]Osteoglossomorpha [up-->]Ostariophysi [up-->]Salmoniformes [up-->]Esociformes [up-->]Scopelomorpha [up-->]Acanthomorpha extinct icon Interpreting the tree
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Tree based on review by Nelson (1994). This initial treatment does not include several poorly-known extinct actinopterygians that will be added to the Tree of Life as expert contributors are located.
Containing group: Halecostomi

References

Carroll, R. H. 1988. Vertebrate paleontology and evolution. W. H. Freeman & Co. New York.

Nelson, J. S. 1994. Fishes of the World. 3rd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York, N.Y.

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Scientific Name Salmo trutta
Comments Brown Trout
Creator Eric Engbretson
Acknowledgements Photo courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
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Scientific Name Ictalurus punctatus
Comments Channel Catfish
Creator Eric Engbretson
Acknowledgements Photo courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
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John G. Lundberg
The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Citing this page:

Lundberg, John G. 2006. Teleostei. Version 09 August 2006 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Teleostei/15054/2006.08.09 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org

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