Its related with the stream of Biology .
This is all about the Cartilaginous fish - easy explanation and classification.
Also include fundamental characterstics of Pisces
Which is a class of Superclass Pisces.
2. Cold blooded and exclusively aquatic.
Gill slits covered or naked .
Lateral line system present
Exoskeleton in form of scales
Body – spindle shaped or streamlined.
Paired fin present
Endoskeleton- bony or cartilaginous.
Kidney- mesonephric
Cranial nerves-10 pairs
Heart 2 chambered
Internal fertilization
Separate sexes
Cleavage incomplete and direct development.
3. Fishes have been classified in different ways from
time to time.
Some important classification are-
Berg’s classification,1940(7 classes)
Romer’s classification,1959(2 classes)
Parker and Haswell,1960 (3 classes)
4. CLASS SUBCLASS STATUS
PTERICHTHYS EXTINCT
COCCOSTEI EXTINCT
ACANTHODI EXTINCT
ELASMOBRANCHI
HOLOCEPHALI
DIPNOI
TELEOSTOMI CROSSOPTERGII
ACTINOPTERGII
7. elasmo= plate, branchii= plate
Also called as chondricthyes
Marine and predacious in nature.
The endoskeleton is entirely cartilaginous
without true bones.
Placoid scales form the exoskeleton .
Pelvic fin modified into claspers.
Caudal fin is heterocercal.
Gills are lamelliform.
Gill slits are 4 to 7 pairs without operculum.
8. Ventral mouth present.
Teeth are modified placoid scale.
No air bladder or lungs present.
Cloaca present.
Oviparous / ovoviviparous.
Heart 2 chambered- venous heart
Ureotelic excretion
Direct development.
9. Elasmobranchii have 2 sub-classes
Subclass Order Examples
SELACHII SQUALIFORMES SHARKS
RAJIFORMES SKATES
HOLOCEPHALI RAT FISHES
10. selachos (Greek) = sharks
Multiple gill slits on either side protected by
skin flaps.
A spiracle behind each eye.
Cloaca present.
16. Holo-entire ; cephale-head
Single gill opening on either side coverd by
a fleshy operculum.
No spiracles,cloaca and scales.
Jaws with toothed plates.
Single nasal opening
Lateral line system with open groove.
Examples-Rat Fishes or Chimaeras
Hydrolagus