Labeo rohita, Rohu : A Bony Fish
Class Osteichthyes - Class Osteichthyes (Gr., osteon, bone + ichthyes, fish) comprises the true, Bony fishes, both freshwater and marine. They are the familiar and most successful living group of aquatic vertebrates. One half of all vertebrates are Bony fishes belonging to well over 31,000 living species. Their scientific study is known as Ichthyology. They vary greatly in shape and proportions, but they are built on the same basic plan. They have a spindle-shaped, streamlined body covered by dermal scales, also have Bony endoskeleton, swim by fins and breathe by gills. They are superficially similar to dogfish sharks. LABEO ROHITA : ROHU Systematic Position - Phylum - Chordata Subphylum - Vertebrata Division - Gnathostomata Super class - Pisces Class - Osteichthyes Subclass - Actinopterygii Super order - Teleostei Order - Cypriniformes Type - Labeo rohita (Ro...