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ray-finned fish
[ rey-find ]
noun
- any of various bony fishes of the subclass Actinopterygii, having strong slender rays, excluding the coelacanth and lungfish.
ray-finned fish
- Any of various bony fishes belonging to the subclass Actinopterygii, having fins supported by thin bony rays. Ray-finned fish evolved in the early Devonian Period and include most species of fish today.
- Also called actinopterygian
- Compare lobe-finned fish
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