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Teleost meaning
Of, or relating to the Teleostei - fish with bony skeletons.
Synonyms of Teleost
Example sentences (5)
And not only that, here apparently, was a true, bony teleost fish, not a primitive ray or elasmobranch.
Freshwater teleost fishes also require dietary vitamin C in their diet or they will get scurvy.
The brain of a shark shows the basic components in a straightforward way, but in teleost fishes (the great majority of existing fish species), the forebrain has become "everted", like a sock turned inside out.
Viviparity is relatively rare and is found in about 6% of teleost species; male care is far more common than female care.
Zebrafish, in addition to certain other teleost fish, are particularly noted for having extreme precision of cone cell arrangement. citation This study of the zebrafish's retinal characteristics has also extrapolated into medical enquiry.