Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Body shape diversity in fish, body shape determines type of locomotion. Shown are: a. Thunniform locomotion, bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus); b. Carangiform, blue trevally (Carangoides ferdau); c. Subcarangiform, rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss); d. Anguilliform, green moray (Gymnothorax funebris); e. Gymnotiform, clown featherback (Chitala ornata); f. Amiiform, bowfin (Amia calva); g. Rajiform, southern stingray (Dasyatis americana); h. Tetraodontiform, mola (Mola mola); i. Labriform, bridled parrotfish (Scarus frenatus).
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