bony fish

noun

: any of a major taxon (class Osteichthyes or superclass Teleostomi) comprising fishes (such as sturgeons, eels, mackerels, and sunfish) with a bony rather than a cartilaginous skeleton

called also teleost

compare cartilaginous fish, jawless fish

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Atlantic cownose rays possess tile-like teeth ideal for crushing crustaceans, mollusks, small invertebrates, and bony fish. —

Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024 Shortfin makos have been known to hunt small sharks, porpoises, sea turtles, seabirds, bony fish and cephalopods. —

Ashley Strickland, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024 Perhaps ancestral fishes that could evolve into the bony fishes. —

Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 31 July 2024 The name certainly fits: the giant oarfish is considered the longest bony fish in the world; lengths in the 20- and 30-foot range are not at all unheard of. —

Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for bony fish