Acipenseriforms are a group of fish that fall into condrosteos and holosteos.
Are fish found in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
The skin lacks scales and has only five longitudinal rows of plates rhomboids and pointed.
The head has wider plates.
The skeleton is not fully ossified.
The tail is heterocerca (two unequal sides).
Typical representatives are the sturgeons and paddlefish.
The sturgeon roe are the basis of the famous caviar.
Sturgeons are very primitive fish preserved ancient characters, such as shields or plates.
The mouth without teeth, located in the ventral part, is sucking small animals, such as worms, snails, etc.., Detected by four appendices or chins that are sweeping the background.
They are very primitive fish, of which there are only lepisosteos and amia.
Plates are coated, ganoid calls, which are coupled side by side in the form of plates.
The lepisosteos are very large and voracious, with many teeth.
One grows to 4 meters and is called freshwater shark, and living only in North American rivers.
The paddlefish are relatives of sturgeons, and only found in the Mississippi River and the Yangtze River in China.
The bowfin is a curious holósteo fish inhabiting large lakes and rivers of North America.

A small list of species in Aragon would be the following:
| Vertebrates | Invertebrates |
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MammalsBirdsReptilesAmphibiansFishes |
MetazoansProtozoa |
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images about the fauna in Aragon. photographs on invertebrates. beneficial animals for agriculture. | |
Also Aragon enjoys a diverse and varied Nature where passing by plants, animals, Geology, or landscapes we can arrive at a fantastic bestiary that lives in its monuments.
The information will not be complete without a stroll by its three provinces, with shutdown in some of its spectacular landscapes like Ordesa, the Moncayo, Monegros or by opposition the Ebro.
Also you can dedicarte to the intangible ones: from the legend compilation that also does to universal Aragon.
Fauna |
Flora |
Geology |
Fungi |
Water
Landscapes |
Monegros |
Moncayo |
Ebro |
Ordesa
Bestiary |
Books |
Buffon |
Activities |
Culturales |
Zh2o |
Photografies
Document |
Nature in Aragon
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