Back Ostariophysi Afrikaans أوستاريفيات Arabic اوستاريفيات ARZ Шараноподобни (надразред) Bulgarian Ostariofisis Catalan Ostariophysi German Ostariophysi Spanish Ostariophysi Basque استخوانچهداران Persian Ostariophysi Finnish
| Ostariophysi Temporal range:
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| Milkfish, Chanos chanos | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Cohort: | Otocephala |
| Superorder: | Ostariophysi Sagemehl 1885[2] |
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Gonorynchiformes 37 | |
Ostariophysi is the second-largest superorder of fish. Members of this superorder are called ostariophysians. This diverse group contains 10,758 species, about 28% of known fish species in the world and 68% of freshwater species, and are present on all continents except Antarctica. They have a number of common characteristics such as an alarm substance and a Weberian apparatus.[1] Members of this group include fish important to people for food, sport, the aquarium industry, and research.
- ^ a b Nelson, Joseph, S. (2006). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-25031-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Thomas J. Near; Christine E. Thacker. "Phylogenetic Classification of Living and Fossil Ray-Finned Fishes (Actinopterygii)" (PDF). Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. 65 (1): 3–302. doi:10.3374/014.065.0101.