What are the general characteristics of Osteichthyes?

Osteichthyes:

1. Bony fish, also known as Osteichthyes, are a taxonomic group of fish with skeletons formed primarily of bone tissue.
2. They differ from the Chondrichthyes, which have cartilage-based skeletons.

Characteristics of Osteichthyes:

1. Fish belonging to the complex taxonomic group Osteichthyes, also known as the "bony fish," have skeletons that are predominantly made of bone tissue.
2. In contrast to them, the Chondrichthyes have skeletons that are predominantly made of cartilage.
3. Osteichthyes are a group of vertebrates that includes freshwater and marine fish with skeletal skeletons.
4. Each has a bony operculum covering its gills, and its entire body is covered in a thin coating of overlapping bony scales.
5. Cosmoid scales, ganoid scales, and teleost scales are the three types of scales seen in Osteichthyes.
6. The cycloid scales and the ctenoid scales are the next two subgroups created from the teleost scales.
7. All but a few species have bones in their fins, and they have paired pectoral and pelvic fins.
8. Additionally, they have caudal, anal, and dorsal fins.
9. The division of fish known as Osteichthyes, which includes all vertebrates with mouths, is known as Gnathostomata.
10. Additionally, they have caudal, anal, and dorsal fins. Bony fish have an operculum as well.
11. Their gills are shielded by the operculum, a bony flap of skin.