Acanthomorpha
Acanthomorpha (meaning "thorn-shaped" in Greek) is a huge taxon of teleost fishes with spiny-rays. The clade contains about one third of the world’s modern species of vertebrates: over 14,000 species. A key anatomical innovation in acanthomorphs is hollow and unsegmented spines at the anterior edge of the dorsal and anal fins. A fish can extend these sharp bony spines to protect itself from predators, but can also retract them to decrease drag when swimming. Another shared feature is a particular rostral cartilage, associated with ligaments attached to the rostrum and premaxilla, that enables the fish to protrude its jaws considerably to catch food.
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Acanthomorpha
Acanthomorpha (meaning "thorn-shaped" in Greek) is a huge taxon of teleost fishes with spiny-rays. The clade contains about one third of the world’s modern species of vertebrates: over 14,000 species. A key anatomical innovation in acanthomorphs is hollow and unsegmented spines at the anterior edge of the dorsal and anal fins. A fish can extend these sharp bony spines to protect itself from predators, but can also retract them to decrease drag when swimming. Another shared feature is a particular rostral cartilage, associated with ligaments attached to the rostrum and premaxilla, that enables the fish to protrude its jaws considerably to catch food.
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Acanthomorpha (meaning "thorn- ...... ore recent molecular analyses.
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Acanthomorpha – takson obejmuj ...... Johnsona i Pattersona (1993).
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Die Acanthomorpha (oder Acanth ...... ria mit 7,9 mm) Knochenfische.
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棘鳍亚组(学名:Acanthomorphata)是輻鰭魚綱的 ...... 、副棘鳍总目(Paracanthopterygii)等类群。
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Acanthomorpha (meaning "thorn- ...... ws considerably to catch food.
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Acanthomorpha – takson obejmuj ...... Johnsona i Pattersona (1993).
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Die Acanthomorpha (oder Acanth ...... er 300 Fischfamilien, gehören.
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棘鳍亚组(学名:Acanthomorphata)是輻鰭魚綱的 ...... 、副棘鳍总目(Paracanthopterygii)等类群。
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Acanthomorpha
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Acanthomorpha
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Acanthomorpha
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棘鳍类
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