Also known as lobe-finned fishes, lobe-finned fish
Sarcopterygii (; )—sometimes considered synonymous with Crossopterygii ()—is a clade (traditionally a class or subclass) of vertebrate animals which includes a group of bony fishes commonly referred to as lobe-finned fishes. These vertebrates are characterised by prominent muscular limb buds (lobes) within their fins, which are supported by articulated appendicular skeletons. This is in contrast to the other clade of bony fishes, the Actinopterygii, which have only skin-covered bony spines supporting the fins.
Sarcopterygii is a group of bony fishes known as lobe-finned fishes, distinguished by muscular, lobed fins supported by skeletal structures inside them, unlike other bony fishes whose fins are supported only by bony spines. This group matters because their unique fin structure represents a fundamentally different body design among vertebrates that sets them apart from the more familiar ray-finned fishes.
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