#order_Ganoidei__Ganoidei a group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor-like bony scales
supertype: animal_order the order of animals
member of: subclass_Teleostei
member: ganoid_fish__ganoid primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering
member: family_Amiidae__Amiidae only the bowfins
member: genus_Amia__Amia type genus of the Amiidae
member: bowfin__grindle__Amia_calva primitive long-bodies carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
member: family_Polyodontidae__Polyodontidae paddlefishes
member: genus_Polyodon__Polyodon type genus of the Polyodontidae
member: paddlefish__duckbill__Polyodon_spathula primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout
member: genus_Psephurus__Psephurus a genus of Polyodontidae
member: Chinese_paddlefish__Psephurus_gladis fish of larger rivers of China similar to the Mississippi paddlefish
member: family_Acipenseridae__Acipenseridae sturgeons
member: sturgeon large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in north temperate zone
member: genus_Acipenser__Acipenser type genus of the Acipenseridae: sturgeons
member: Pacific_sturgeon__white_sturgeon__whitesturgeon__Sacramento_sturgeon__Acipenser_transmontanus food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North America
member: beluga__hausen__white_sturgeon__whitesturgeon__Acipenser_huso valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas
member: family_Lepisosteidae__Lepisosteidae comprises the genus Lepisosteus
member: genus_Lepisosteus__Lepisosteus type genus of the Lepisosteidae: freshwater gars
member: gar__garfish__garpike__billfish__Lepisosteus_osseus primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth
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