Osteichthyes

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Osteichthyes

• By Viki Mjartanova

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Phyla

• Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Chordata
• Subphylum Vertebrata
• Superclass Osteichthyes

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Symmetry

• Bilateral symmetry

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Basic Characteristics

• bony fish
• A flap covers their gills (on the head)
• Can live in salt and fresh water
• Mostly breath through gills
• But can use air bladders as lungs to breath in
  air (Lungfish)

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Reproduction

• Sexual reproduction
• External fertilization female lays many eggs and
  male fertilizes them

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Food

• Heterotrophs
• Mostly carnivorous
• Some eat algae and aquatic plants

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Something Cool

• Leedsichthys
• Biggest Osteichthyes ever
• About 30-70ft long
• Weighs about 5-50 tons
• Lived in Jurassic Period
• Is extinct ?

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Examples

1. Salmon
2. Sea horse
3. Blowfish
4. Sea bass
5. Rainbow trout
6. Beta fish
7. Lungfish
8. The King of Herrings
9. Tuna
10. Catfish

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Thanks for listening!