Osteichthyes By: Viki Mjartanova

Phyla Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Osteichthyes

Symmetry Bilateral symmetry

Basic Characteristics “bony fish” A flap covers their gills (on the head) Can live in salt and fresh water Mostly breath through gills But can use air bladders as lungs to breath in air (Lungfish)

Reproduction Sexual reproduction External fertilization: female lays many eggs and male fertilizes them

Food Heterotrophs Mostly carnivorous Some eat algae and aquatic plants

Something Cool Leedsichthys Biggest Osteichthyes ever About 30-70ft long Weighs about 5-50 tons Lived in Jurassic Period Is extinct 

Examples Salmon Sea horse Blowfish Sea bass Rainbow trout Beta fish Lungfish The King of Herrings Tuna Catfish

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