Order Isospondyli (Noun)
Meaning
Most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Osmeridae or smelts belongs to the order Isospondyli, which are primarily cold-water fish.
- Herring is also classified under the order Isospondyli.
- Sardines along with anchovies are a part of the group order Isospondyli.
- In taxonomic classification, the salmon and trout fall under order Isospondyli.
- The fishes from family Clupeidae, which includes fish like shad, belongs to the order Isospondyli.