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Classes & Orders of Fishes Practical 1 - Coggle Diagram
Classes & Orders of Fishes Practical 1
SuperClass Agnatha: Jawless fish
Class Cephalspidomorphi: 7 gill slits, has developed eyes
Class Myxini: (hagfish) no developed eyes, 1-16 gill slits
SuperClass Gnathostomata: Jawed Fishes
super Class Osteichthyes: bony skeleton
Class Sarcopterygii: lobe finned fishes (mostly extinct)
Class Actinopterygii: ray finned fishes
infraclass Holostei
Order Amiiformes
Family Amiidae
Genus/Species: Amia calva
Infraclass Teleostei
Order Beloniformes
lower jaw elongated
Family Belonidae
needle like body, lots of small teeth
Genus Species: Strongylura marina
Family Exocoetidae
elongated pectoral fins
bottom half of caudal is elongated
flying fish
Genus/Species: Cheilopogon exsilliens
Order Siluriformes
barbells/wiskers
Family Ictaluridae
Genus Secies: Ameiurus melas
Genus Species: Ictalurus punctatus
Order Cypriniformes
scaless head
toothless
single dorsal fin
no adipose fin
Family Cyprinidae
Genus/Species: Cyprinella venusta
Genus/Species: Cyprinus carpio
Family Catastomidae
Genus/Species: Moxostoma poecilurum
Order Scombriformes
2 dorsal fins
series of finlelts behind the dorsal fin
Family Scombridae
Genus Species: Thunnus atlanticus
Order Anguilliformes
true eels
Family Ophichthidae
Genus/Species: Bascanychthys bascanium
Family Muraenidae
Genus/Species: Gymnothorax nigromarginatus
Order Aulopiformes
Family Synodontidae
Genus/Species: Synodus foetens
Genus/Species: Trachycephalus myops
Order Ophidiiformes
Family Ophidiidae
Genus/Species: Brotula barbata
Order Clupeiformes
Family Engraulidae
Genus/Species: Anchoa hepsetus
Family Clupeidae
Genus/Species: Brevoortia patronus
Genus/Species: Opisthonema oglinum
Genus/Species: Harengula jaguana
Order Lepisosteiformes
Family Lepisosteidae
Genus Species: Lepisosteus oculatus
Genus Species: Lepisosteus osseus
Order Lophiiformes
Family: Atennariidae
Genus/Species: Histrio Histrio
Family Ogcocephalidae
Halieutichthys aculeatus
Order Mugiliformes
Family Mugilidae
Genus/Species:Mugil curema
Genus/ Species: Mugil cephalus
Order Cyprinodontiformes
Family Cyprinodontidae
Genus/Species: Cyprinodon variegatus
Family Poeciliidae
Genus/Species: Poecilia latipinna
Family Fundulidae
Genus/Species: Fundulus similis
Genus/Species: Fundulus grandis
Order Sygnathiformes
Family Syngnathidae
Genus/Species: Sygnathus scovelli
Genus/ Species: Hippocampus erectus
Genus/Species: Sygnathus louisianae
Order Characiformes
Family Characidae
Genus/Species:Astyanax mexicanus
Order Perciformes
Family Serranidae
Genus/Species: Centropristis philadelphica
Genus/Species: Cephalopholis cruentata
Genus/Species: Epinephelus adscensionis
Genus/Species: Bathyanthias mexicanus
Family Moronidae
Genus/Species: Morone saxatilis
Order Scorpaeniformes
Family Scorpaenidae
Genus/Species: Scorpaena plumieri
Order Batrachoidiformes
Family Batrachoididae
Genus/Species: Opsanus beta
Order Elopiformes
Family Megalopidae
Genus/Species: Megalops atlanticus
Family Elopidae
Genus/Species: Elops saurus
Order Esociformes
Family Esocidae
Genus/Species: Esox niger
Order Stomiiformes
Family Stomiidae
Genus/Species: Chauliodus sloani
Order Atheriniformes
Family Atherinopsidae
Genus/Species: Mendia beryllina
Genus/Species: Membras martinica
Genus/Species: Menidia penninsulae
Order Scorpaeniformes
Family Scorpaenidae
Genus/Species: Pterois volitans
Family Triglidae
Genus/Species: Prionotus rubio
subclass Chondrostei
Order Acipenseriformes
Family Acipenseridae
large snout
ancient
scales large
Genus/species: Acipenser brevirostrum
Order Polypteriformes
Class Chondrichthyes: cartilage skeleton, placoid scales, claspers
Batoids: ventral gill openings
Order Torpediniformes
electric organs
small eyes
thick body
0-2 dorsal fins on tail
Family Narcinidae
Genus/Species: Narcine bancroftii
Order Myliobatiformes
tail w/o dorsal fin
pelvic fin with one lobe
spines on the dorsal side of the tail
Family Dasyatidae
Genus Species: Dasyatis sabina
Family Rhinopteridae
Genus/Species: Rhinoptera bonasus
Order Rajiformes
pelvic fin has 2 lobes
scales along top of tail
skates
Family Rajidae
Genus/Species: Raja texana
Order Carcharhiniformes:
5 gill slits
anal fin
no dorsal spines
Family Scyliorhinidae
Genus/Species: Scyliorhinus retifer
Family Carcharhinidae
Genus/ Species: Carcharhinus acronotus
Family Sphyrnidae
elongated head
Genus Species: Sphyrna lewini
Order Squaliformes:
no anal fin
2 dorsal fins
usually have spines on dorsal fin
spiracle always present
Family Squalidae
Genus, Species: Squalus acanthius
Order Orectolobiformes
2 dorsal fins w/o spines
mouth completely in front eyes
5 gill slits
barbells
Family Ginglymostomidae
Genus/Species: Ginglymostoma cirratum
Order Chimaeriformes
long, rat like tail
4 gill slits
gill covering to cover gill slits
spine on 1st dorsal
Family Chimaeridae
short nose
Genus/Species: Chimera cubana
