bony fish
noun
: any of a major taxon (superclass Osteichthyes) comprising fishes (such as sturgeons, eels, mackerels, and sunfish) with a bony rather than a cartilaginous skeleton
called also teleost
compare cartilaginous fish, jawless fishExamples of bony fish in a Sentence
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Also found at the site were some bony fish scales and teeth and incomplete plesiosaurian teeth, indicating a humid climate and complex ecosystem, according to the paper.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
Stingrays are a staple in a Florida hammerhead's diet, along with grouper, sea catfish, a variety of bony fishes, sharks, crabs, and squid, per the FWC.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The ocean sunfish is the world's heaviest bony fish, not including stingrays or sharks.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
This species is also the longest bony fish in the world, growing up to 8 meters (or 26 feet) or more.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
Stingrays are a staple in a Florida hammerhead's diet, along with grouper, sea catfish, a variety of bony fishes, sharks, crabs, and squid, per the FWC.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The ocean sunfish is the world's heaviest bony fish, not including stingrays or sharks.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
This species is also the longest bony fish in the world, growing up to 8 meters (or 26 feet) or more.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bony fish
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“Bony fish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bony%20fish. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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