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Is a trout a jawless fish?
No, trout are not jawless fish. They belong to the class Osteichthyes, which includes jawed fish with bony skeletons. Jawless fish belong to the class Agnatha, which includes animals like lampreys and hagfish.
Is a Hagfish jawless?
Yes the hagfish is jawless.
What are examples of jawless fish?
Jawless fishes were the first vertebrates to live on earth. As their name suggests, they have no jaws. Instead, they have mouths for scraping, stabbing and sucking food. Their skeletons are made of cartilage, not bone. Hagfishes and lampreys are the only jawless fishes that are still alive. They are usually scavengers, that live near the ocean floor. Some can also be parasites.
Give you some example of jawless fish?
Most fish are not jawless. There is a small group of very primitive fish called Jawless fish (Agnatha). However, they make up a very small proportion (<1%) of the fish species on earth. Jawless fish are things like lamprey and hagfish. All other fish, like trout, salmon, tuna, sharks, rays, cichlids, goldfish, etc, etc, have jaws. See the related link for more information on the primitive jawless fish.
Do jawless fish have unpaired fins?
yes, jawless fish have no paired fins
What is the skeletal type to jawless fish?
Jawless fish have an internal cartelagenous endoskeleton.
Is a clown fish a jawless fish?
Clown fish do have jaws, so they are not a jawless fish.
What is the scientific name of a jawless fish?
Jawless fish are Phylum Chordata, they are also known as paraphyletic, they still are around today.
Name for group of jawless fish?
A group of jawless fish is commonly referred to as "agnatha."
What kind of fish are most ancient?
Jawless Entelognathus primordialis is the most ancient fish.
How are jawless fish and salamanders alike?
jawless fishes and salamanders are alike in that both types animals
Where Do Young jawless Fish Develop?
Jawless fish develope in an egg. The female jawless fish lays her eggs in turtle grass, where the male produces spurm and the egg developes.
