cartilaginous fish
noun
: any of a class (Chondrichthyes) of fishes (such as a shark, ray, or chimaera) having the skeleton wholly or largely composed of cartilage compare bony fish, jawless fish
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This was one of the reasons researchers believed sharks and other cartilaginous fish, including stingrays and sawfish, were silent.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
As a shark, megalodon is part of the family of cartilaginous fishes.
—Kate Golembiewski, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Last year, an ancient, still-active volcano was found off the Canadian coast, covered in millions of giant eggs laid by Pacific white skates (a hauntingly beautiful cartilaginous fish that looks like a stingray).
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
During this voyage, a large number of interesting cartilaginous fish species were found.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Stipulates that these young cartilaginous fish must continue to utilize the area for extended periods, specifically over two weeks.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Rays, of which stingrays are one subgroup, are a type of cartilaginous fish called batoids that inhabit both freshwater and marine habitats throughout the world.
—Jeanne Timmons, Scientific American, 19 July 2024
By the turn of the century, asexual reproduction had been documented in nearly every branch of vertebrates, with the exception of mammals (which most biologists had written off, for reasons explained below) and cartilaginous fish.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
However, sharks and other elasmobranchs—a group of cartilaginous fish including rays, skates and sawfish—are very sensitive to electric fields.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
As a shark, megalodon is part of the family of cartilaginous fishes.
—Kate Golembiewski, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Last year, an ancient, still-active volcano was found off the Canadian coast, covered in millions of giant eggs laid by Pacific white skates (a hauntingly beautiful cartilaginous fish that looks like a stingray).
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
During this voyage, a large number of interesting cartilaginous fish species were found.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Stipulates that these young cartilaginous fish must continue to utilize the area for extended periods, specifically over two weeks.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Rays, of which stingrays are one subgroup, are a type of cartilaginous fish called batoids that inhabit both freshwater and marine habitats throughout the world.
—Jeanne Timmons, Scientific American, 19 July 2024
By the turn of the century, asexual reproduction had been documented in nearly every branch of vertebrates, with the exception of mammals (which most biologists had written off, for reasons explained below) and cartilaginous fish.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
However, sharks and other elasmobranchs—a group of cartilaginous fish including rays, skates and sawfish—are very sensitive to electric fields.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
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