What is Ostariophysi?
[[File:Milkfish.jpg|thumb|A milkfish (''Chanos chanos'')]] '''Ostariophysi''' is a clade of [[Actinopterygii]] and the second-largest [[Order (biology)|superorder]] of fish. == Taxonomy == The superorder is classified below: * Series '''Anotophysi''' ** [[Gonorynchiformes]], about 37 species * Series '''Otophysi''' (Euostariophysi) ** [[Cypriniformes]] ([[Minnow|minnows]] and allies), about 4,501 species (contains [[Cyprinidae]], largest family of freshwater fishes) ** [[Characiformes]] ([[Characin|characins]] and allies), about 2,168 species ** [[Siluriformes]] ([[catfishes]]), about 3,813 species ** Gymnotiformes ([[Electric eel|electric eels]], American knifefishes), about 239 species (sometimes grouped under [[Siluriformes]]) [[Category:Teleosts]] {{biology-stub}}