Osteichthyes

/ˌɒstiˈɪkθiiz/ noun

Definition

A class of bony fish characterized by skeletons made of calcified bone rather than cartilage, representing the most diverse group of vertebrates. They possess swim bladders, operculum-covered gills, and typically have scales made of bone or enamel.

Etymology

From Greek 'osteon' meaning 'bone' and 'ichthys' meaning 'fish,' literally 'bony fish.' This taxonomic term was coined in the 19th century to contrast these fish with their cartilaginous relatives.

Kelly Says

Bony fish invented the swim bladder - nature's first submarine ballast tank that lets them hover at any depth without sinking or floating! This innovation was so successful that bony fish now make up about 96% of all fish species, from tiny gobies to massive tuna.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አስተንጣጣ
āstentʼantʼa
ARالعربية
أسماك عظمية
ʾasmāk ʿaḏamiyya
BNবাংলা
হাড়ের মাছ
haṛer mach
CACatalà
osteïctis
osteikˈtis
CSČeština
kostnatí
kostɲatiː
DADansk
benfisk
beːnfisk
DEDeutsch
Knochenfische
knoːχənˈfɪʃə
ELΕλληνικά
οστεϊχθύες
osteichthyes
ESEspañol
osteíctios
osteˈiθjos
FAفارسی
استخوانی ماهی
ostokhāni māhi
FISuomi
luukalat
luːkɑlɑt
FRFrançais
ostéichtyens
ɔsteiktyɛ̃
GUGU
હાડકાં માછલી
hāḍkā̃ māchlī
HAHA
kifin kwai
kifin kwai
HEעברית
דגי עצם
dagim ʿaṣam
HIहिन्दी
हड्डीदार मछली
haḍḍīdār machlī
HUMagyar
csontos halak
tʃontɔʃ hɑlɑk
IDBahasa Indonesia
ikan bertulang
ikan bərtulang
IGIG
azụ osisi
azụ osisi
ITItaliano
osteitti
osteˈitti
JA日本語
硬骨魚類
kōkotsu gyorui
KKKK
сүйекті балықтар
sʉjektɪ bɑlɯqtɑr
KMKM
ត្រីឆ្អិន
trɨi chʰɛn
KO한국어
뼈고기
ppyeogi
MRMR
हाडकां मासे
hāḍkā̃ māsē
MSBahasa Melayu
ikan bertulang
ikan bərtulang
MYမြန်မာ
ရိုးရိုးများ
rii rii mya
NLNederlands
beenvis
beːnvis
NONorsk
beinfisk
beːnfisk
PAPA
ਹੱਡੀਆਂ ਵਾਲੀਆਂ ਮੱਛੀਆਂ
haḍḍīā̃ vālīā̃ machīā̃
PLPolski
kościste
kɔɕˈt͡ɕistɛ
PTPortuguês
osteíctios
ɔsteˈiktʃus
RORomână
pești osoși
peʃtʲ osoʃ
RUРусский
костные рыбы
kɐstnʲɪje ˈrɨbɨ
SVSvenska
benfiskar
beːnfiskar
SWKiswahili
samaki wenye mifupa
samaki wenye mifupa
TAதமிழ்
எலும்பு மீன்கள்
elumpu mīṅkaḷ
TEతెలుగు
ఎముకల చేపలు
emukala cēpallu
THไทย
ปลากระดูก
plā kràdūk
TLTL
osteichthyes
osteichthyes
TRTürkçe
kemikli balıklar
kemikli balıklar
UKУкраїнська
костисті риби
kɔstɪsʲtʲi ryby
URاردو
ہڈیوں والی مچھلیاں
haḍiyoṁ vālī machlīyā̃
VITiếng Việt
cá xương
kʰaː kʰʊəŋ
YOYO
ẹja osi
ẹja osi
ZH中文
硬骨鱼
yìng gǔ yú
ZUZU
izinyoni ezinomfupa
izinyoni ezinomfupa

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