Osteichthyes

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Key features

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

NCERT examples of Osteichthyes (7)

ExocoetusFlying fish	Osteichthyes
HippocampusSea horse	Osteichthyes
LabeoRohu	OsteichthyesA freshwater food fish.
CatlaKatla	OsteichthyesA freshwater food fish.
ClariasMagur	OsteichthyesA freshwater food fish.
BettaFighting fish	OsteichthyesAn aquarium fish.
PterophyllumAngelfish	OsteichthyesAn aquarium fish.

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