cartilaginous fish
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cartilaginous
adjective
uk/ˌkɑː.tɪˈlædʒ.ɪ.nəs/us/ˌkɑːr.t̬əlˈædʒ.ə.nəs/
relating to or consisting of cartilage (= the strong stretchy tissue found in ...
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fish
noun
uk/fɪʃ/us/fɪʃ/
an animal that lives in water, is covered with scales, and breathes by taking water in through its mouth, or the flesh of these animals eaten ...
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Becausecartilaginousfishdo not have bone marrow, the spleen and special tissue around the gonads produces red blood cells.
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It is always surrounded by a pericardium, which is usually a distinct structure, but may be continuous with the peritoneum in jawless andcartilaginousfish.
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Cartilaginousfish, such as sharks and rays also lack a true maxilla.
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The skeleton, which forms the support structure inside the fish, is either made of cartilage, incartilaginousfish, or bone in bony fish.
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The bony fish have three pairs of arches,cartilaginousfishhave five to seven pairs, while the primitive jawless fish have seven.
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Ureotelic organisms includecartilaginousfish, some bony fish, adult amphibians, and mammals, among others.
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There are over 980 species ofcartilaginousfish.
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Cartilaginousfishhave numerous tooth-like denticles embedded in their skin, in place of true scales.
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Possibly the smallestcartilaginousfish, the smallest known adult finless sleeper ray measured only 8.2cm in long and weighed 13g oz.
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This relatively simpler pattern is found incartilaginousfishand in the ray-finned fish.
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Because of this, it has been proposed to be used for entire genome sequencing to represent thecartilaginousfishclass.
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Thecartilaginousfish(e.g. sharks and rays) do not have swim bladders.
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Zoologists at the time wondered whether it was a bony fish, acartilaginousfish, a lungfish or a primitive amphibian.
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Cartilaginousfish(sharks, stingrays and chimaeras) use magnetoception.
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Cartilaginousfishwhose skeleton is formed from cartilage lack a continuous dermal armour and thus have no proper skull roof.
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Acanthodians share several features with bony fish andcartilaginousfish; they often have spines supporting their fins.
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Cartilaginousfish, such as sharks and rays, have also simple, and presumably primitive, skull structures.
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A material similar to dentin forms the hard material that makes up dermal denticles in sharks and othercartilaginousfish.
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Sharks and rays can be heavier, but they arecartilaginousfish.
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