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Polymixiomorpha

fish superorder
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  • A porcupine fish in the Andaman Sea
    fish
    / Annotated classification

    Superorder Polymixiomorpha Order Polymixiiformes (barbudos or beardfishes) Barbels suspended from the hypohyal bones (anterior part of the gill arches); spines on the dorsal and anal fins; pelvic fins subthoracic. Retain some primitive characters, such as an antorbital bone, a free 2nd ural centrum, 6 autogenous hypurals,…

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    Superorder Polymixiomorpha Order Polymixiiformes (barbudos or beardfishes) Barbels suspended from the hypohyal bones (anterior part of the gill arches); spines on the dorsal and anal fins; pelvic fins subthoracic. Retain some primitive characters, such as an antorbital bone, a free 2nd ural centrum, 6 autogenous hypurals,…

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