Pterophyllum · Angelfish

Pterophyllum belongs to phylum Chordata, class Osteichthyes (bony fish).

KingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataClassOsteichthyes

Worth remembering: An aquarium fish.

Classification of Pterophyllum

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordataNotochord
ClassOsteichthyesBony fish
Common nameAngelfish
NCERTClass 11 Biology, Chapter 4: Animal Kingdom

Why it's in Osteichthyes

Chordata: A notochord, a dorsal hollow nerve cord and paired pharyngeal gill slits at some stage of life.

Osteichthyes: Skeleton of bone; four pairs of gills covered by an operculum; an air bladder controls buoyancy.

Other NCERT examples of Osteichthyes

ExocoetusFlying fishOsteichthyes
HippocampusSea horseOsteichthyes
LabeoRohuOsteichthyesA freshwater food fish.
CatlaKatlaOsteichthyesA freshwater food fish.
ClariasMagurOsteichthyesA freshwater food fish.
BettaFighting fishOsteichthyesAn aquarium fish.

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