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Marine animals with streamlined body and having cartilaginous endoskeleton belongs to which class of the superclass Pisces ?

AOsteichthyes

BCephalaspidomorphi

CMyxini

DChondrichthyes

Answer:

D. Chondrichthyes

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Super class Pisces:


Class – Chondrichthyes:


  • They are marine animals with streamlined body and have cartilaginous endoskeleton. 
  • Mouth is located ventrally. 
  • Notochord is persistent throughout life.
  • The skin is tough, containing minute placoid scales.
  • Teeth are modified placoid scales which are backwardly directed. 
  • Their jaws are very powerful. These animals are predaceous. 
  • Due to the absence of air bladder to swim constantly to avoid sinking 
  • Heart is two-chambered ( one auricle and one ventricle).
  • Some of them have electric organs (e.g., Torpedo) and some possess poison sting (e.g., Trygon). 
  • They are cold blooded (poikilothermous) animals, i.e., they lack the capacity to regulate their body temperature.
  • Sexes are separate.
  • In males pelvic fins bear internal fertilisation and many of them are viviparous.


Examples:

  • Scoliodon (Dog fish)
  • Pristis (Saw fish)
  • Carcharodon (Great white shark)
  • Trygon (Sting ray)

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