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Cephalopods are marine molluscs whose head is surrounded by arms or tentacles bearing suckers. They have no external shell, except the nautilus, and move by expelling water through a siphon. Renowned for their eyesight and intelligence, they include the octopus, the cuttlefish and the squid.

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Chondrichthyans 5 Sarcopterygians (Flesh-finned fish) 1 Actinistians (Sarcopterygians) 1 Bony fish (Actinopterygians) 1 Fish (Actinopterygians) 15 Actinopterygians 17 Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) 1 Chondrichthyans 8 Cephalopods 1 Molluscs 1 Mammals 168 Birds 114 Reptiles 51 Amphibians 7 Fish 27 Insects 49 Arachnids 3 Crustaceans 1

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