Cartilaginous Fish

Chondrichthyes

Description

This class includes sharks, rays, and skates. Unlike other fishes, they have a skeleton made of cartilage instead of bone.

Orders
Angelsharks

Squatiniformes

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Bullhead Sharks

Heterodontiformes

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Carpet Sharks

Orectolobiformes

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Ground Sharks

Carcharhiniformes

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Mackerel Sharks

Lamniformes

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Frilled and Cow Sharks

Hexanchiformes

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Dogfish Sharks

Squaliformes

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Sawsharks

Pristiophoriformes

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Electric Rays

Torpediniformes

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Stingrays

Myliobatiformes

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Skates

Rajiformes

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Sawback and Guitarfish

Rhiniformes

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Wedgefishes and Guitarfishes

Rhinopristiformes

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Taxonomy
Phylum Chordates
Statistics
  • Orders 13