Amia

Japanese: Amia
Amia

…The teleosts are the most common fish today, accounting for more than 90% of all fish species. On the other hand, the primitive soft-finned fishes are extinct, with only a dozen or so sturgeon species remaining, and the holostei are extinct, with only the Amia and several Lepisosteus species remaining in North America. The Polypterids (polypterans) were once considered a group of soft-finned fishes, but are now often placed in a separate, independent subclass. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Amia" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…現在は真骨類が最も繁栄しており,種数では全魚類の90%以上に達している。一方,原始的な軟質類は十数種ほどのチョウザメ類を残し,また全骨類は北アメリカ大陸のアミアAmiaとレピゾステウスLepisosteus数種を残して絶滅した。ポリプテルスPolypterus類(多鰭類)は軟質類の一群とされたこともあったが,現在では別の独立した亜綱に入れられることが多い。…

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