Coelacanth  34-XII
TELEOSTOMI
Sarcopterygii
 
 
Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae)



Chapter Outline
  1. Description of Teleostomi
  2. Classification of Teleostomi
  3. Actinopterygii
  4. Neopterygii
  5. Teleostei
  6. Euteleosteomorpha
  7. Neoteleostei
  8. Acanthomorphata
  9. Euacanthomorphacea
  10. Percomorpharia
  11. Ovalentaria
  12. Sarcopterygii
  13. Paleo Teleostomi

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On page two of the chapter, we said the main division of Teleostomi was between the ray-finned and lobe-finned fishes. To this point in the chapter, every fish has been a ray-fined fish in the classification Actinopterygii. This page explores the lobe-finned fishes in the classification Sarcopterygii. It is important to note that every other animal, through chapter 38, is also in the classification Sarcopterygii. This is another view of the breakdown of Teleostomi:

COELACANTHIMORPHA - COELACANTHS 

The only family in the subclass Coelacanthimorpha is Coelacanthidae.
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DIPNOI - LUNGFISHES 

Dipnoi is an infraclass containing two orders: Ceratodontiformes and Lepidosireniformes.

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