Meaning & use
Osteichthyes
The scientific class name for bony fish, as opposed to cartilaginous fish like sharks.
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Salmon, tuna, and goldfish all belong to the class Osteichthyes.
Biology students learn that Osteichthyes make up the vast majority of living fish species.
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Osteichthyes is a formal taxonomic term used mainly in biology; ordinary speech simply says bony fish.
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