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15 mar 2024 · Fish, frogs, reptiles, birds and mammals are called vertebrates, a name that comes from the bony column of vertebrae (the spine) that supports the body and head.
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Osteichthyes (/ ˌɒstiːˈɪkθiːz / ost-ee-IK-theez), [2] also known as osteichthyans or commonly referred to as the bony fish, is a diverse superclass of vertebrate animals that have endoskeletons primarily composed of bone tissue.
29 cze 2022 · The five main groups of vertebrates are fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. There are actually more categories, since bony fish are separate from jawless fish (lampreys and hagfish), cartilaginous fish (sharks and rays), and lobe-fin fish (lungfish and coelacanths).
27 maj 2024 · The scientific name of a harbor porpoise is Phocoena phocoena. The word ‘Phocoena’ is Latin for ‘pig fish’. A porpoise is sometimes called a puffin’ pig because of the exhaling sound it makes when it reaches the surface of the water after a dive. Some scientists think the noise sounds like a sneeze! Evolution And History
A fish (pl.: fish or fishes) is an aquatic, anamniotic, gill-bearing vertebrate animal with swimming fins and a hard skull, but lacking limbs with digits. Fish can be grouped into the more basal jawless fish and the more common jawed fish , the latter including all living cartilaginous and bony fish , as well as the extinct placoderms and ...
22 lis 2023 · Here is one classification system: Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates): Animals with hooves that bear weight on two of the five toes – includes deer, pigs, camels, cows, and giraffes. Carnivora (Carnivores): Predominantly meat-eating mammals like cats, dogs, bears, seals, and otters.
22 paź 2024 · Science Biology. Chordate X-ray fish (Pristella maxillaris), is an example of a chordate with a visible backbone. chordate. animal phylum. Also known as: Chordata. Written by. Michael T. Ghiselin. Senior Research Fellow, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. Author of The Triumph of the Darwinian Method. Michael T. Ghiselin.