Cartilaginous Fish
Phylum: Cordata
Scientific Name: Chondrichthyes
Common Name: Cartilaginous Fish
Description: Cartilaginous fish have a skeleton made from cartilage instead of bone. Cartilage is tough and flexible and provides enough structural support to allow these fish to grow to very large sizes. Cartilaginous fish include sharks, rays, skates and chimeras.
3 Interesting Facts:
1. There are over eight hundred living species of sharks and rays, and about thirty species of chimaeras.
2.Cartilaginous fish are true fish. They have fins and breathe with gills.
3. Chondrichthyans lack the air-filled swim bladder found in most bony fish, and must swim continuously to float.
Scientific Name: Chondrichthyes
Common Name: Cartilaginous Fish
Description: Cartilaginous fish have a skeleton made from cartilage instead of bone. Cartilage is tough and flexible and provides enough structural support to allow these fish to grow to very large sizes. Cartilaginous fish include sharks, rays, skates and chimeras.
3 Interesting Facts:
1. There are over eight hundred living species of sharks and rays, and about thirty species of chimaeras.
2.Cartilaginous fish are true fish. They have fins and breathe with gills.
3. Chondrichthyans lack the air-filled swim bladder found in most bony fish, and must swim continuously to float.