cartilaginous fish

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Definition of cartilaginous fish

: 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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Recent Examples on the Web Along with skates, rays, and other sharks, whale sharks belong to a group of cartilaginous fish called elasmobranchs, which do not have this bone. — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, "Could Atomic Weapons from the Cold War Save the World's Largest Fish?," 6 Apr. 2020 Scientists have long struggled to explain why bony fishes are so small: The heaviest—the ocean sunfish—is just 2.3 metric tons, but cartilaginous fishes like whale sharks can weigh up to 34 metric tons. — Colin Barras, Science | AAAS, "This ancient fish was bigger than a whale shark—and faster than scientists ever imagined," 29 May 2018 What does a mouse have in common with a cartilaginous fish known as a little skate? — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, "What a Walking Fish Can Teach Us About Human Evolution," 9 Feb. 2018

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“Cartilaginous fish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cartilaginous%20fish. Accessed 11 Apr. 2021.

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