Ostariophysi

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Ostariophysi

a superorder of freshwater TELEOSTS, including the carp and the minnow. The group has several primitive features, including the WEBERIAN OSSICLE.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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