Chondrichthyans encyclopedia
Explore the 6 Animalpedia species classified as chondrichthyans: characteristics, diet, habitat, behaviour and conservation status.
Cartilaginous fish have a skeleton made of cartilage rather than bone, which gives the group its name. Their rough skin is covered with fine tooth-shaped scales. Almost all live in the sea and breathe through gill slits visible on the flanks or underside. The group brings together sharks, rays and chimaeras.
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Hexacorallia (Sea Anemones and Corals)
1
Gastropods
6
Bivalves
7
Clitellates
1
Clitellates
1
Turbellarians (Flatworms)
1
Polychaetes
2
Tardigrades (Eutardigrada / Heterotardigrada)
1
Rotifers
1
Demosponges (Poriferans)
1
Scyphozoans
1
Crustaceans (Barnacles)
1
Anthozoans
1
Hydrozoans
2
Starfish (Echinoderms)
1
Brittle Stars
1
Sea Urchins
1
Holothuroidea (Sea Cucumbers)
1
Crinoids
1
Millipedes
1
Turbellarians (Flatworms)
1
Malacostracan Crustaceans
18
Molluscs
1
Chondrichthyans
6
Cephalopods
6
Chondrichthyans
10
Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish)
1
Actinopterygians
18
Fish (Actinopterygians)
17
Bony fish (Actinopterygians)
1
Actinistians (Sarcopterygians)
1
Sarcopterygians (Flesh-finned fish)
1
Horseshoe crabs
1
Mammals
208
Birds
131
Reptiles
62
Amphibians
13
Fish
28
Insects
55
Arachnids
11
Crustaceans
2
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