ray-finned fish
[rey-find]
| any of various bony fishes of the subclass Actinopterygii, having strong slender rays, excluding the coelacanth and lungfish. |
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ray-finned fish
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n. Any of various bony fishes belonging to the subclass Actinopterygii, having fins supported by dermal rays. |
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| ray-finned fish
Any of various bony fishes belonging to the subclass Actinopterygii, having fins supported by thin bony rays. Ray-finned fish evolved in the early Devonian Period and include most species of fish today. Also called actinopterygian. Compare lobe-finned fish. |
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Ray City, GA (city, FIPS 63728)
Location: (31.075646, -83.197399)
Population (2000): 746 (341 housing units)
Area: 0.796727 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 31645
Ray City, GA (CCD, FIPS 01992442)
Location: (31.080058, -83.217801)
Population (2000): 2,580 (1,144 housing units)
Area: 49.300289 sq mi (land), 0.299725 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 31645
Ray, MI (township, FIPS 09967420)
Location: (42.757682, -82.921082)
Population (2000): 3,740 (1,349 housing units)
Area: 36.830190 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 48096
Ray, ND (township, FIPS 04565540)
Location: (46.417366, -98.860506)
Population (2000): 47 (22 housing units)
Area: 35.955729 sq mi (land), 0.000567 sq mi (water)
Ray, IN (township, FIPS 10963144)
Location: (39.401999, -86.577134)
Population (2000): 1,701 (670 housing units)
Area: 25.793843 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Ray, IN (township, FIPS 04763126)
Location: (39.330387, -85.224228)
Population (2000): 3,690 (1,278 housing units)
Area: 39.752763 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Ray, MO (County, FIPS 177)
Location: (39.321065, -94.023249)
Population (2000): 23,354 (9,371 housing units)
Area: 569.465468 sq mi (land), 4.108651 sq mi (water)
Ray, ND (city, FIPS 65580)
Location: (48.344875, -103.166292)
Population (2000): 534 (296 housing units)
Area: 1.004687 sq mi (land), 0.036858 sq mi (water)
Ray, ND (city, FIPS 10565580)
Location: (48.344875, -103.166292)
Population (2000): 534 (296 housing units)
Area: 1.004687 sq mi (land), 0.036858 sq mi (water)
Le Ray, MN (township, FIPS 01336584)
Location: (44.157700, -93.823900)
Population (2000): 846 (335 housing units)
Area: 32.543089 sq mi (land), 2.519454 sq mi (water)
Le Ray, NY (town, FIPS 04542015)
Location: (44.076021, -75.808786)
Population (2000): 19,836 (5,245 housing units)
Area: 73.708873 sq mi (land), 0.322005 sq mi (water)
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