1. CLASSIFICATION OF FISHES
MR. NIRBHAY SUDHIR PIMPLE
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY
ABASAHEB GARWARE COLLEGE
KARVE ROAD. PUNE-4
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12. CHARACTERS OF ORDER: CROSSOPTERYGII
Internal nares present.
Fins are lobed, except the first dorsal fin.
Scales with cosmic layer.
Air bladder lug like.
Notochord persists and vertebrae unossified.
Osteichthyes includes about 96% of all
fish species