n. An order of ganoid fishes, including the modern gar
pikes and many allied fossil forms. They have rhombic, ganoid scales, a
heterocercal tail, paired fins without an axis, fulcra on the fins, and
a bony skeleton, with the vertebrae convex in front and concave behind,
forming a ball and socket joint. See Ganoidel.
n. 鳞骨目