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Jawless marine fish that feed on dead fish?

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Hagfish are jawless marine fish, and generally feed on dead animals.

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they feed on dead fish


Do Cyclostomata lamprey eels and hagfish feed on other fish or invertebrates?

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Is a clown fish a jawless fish?

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How do jawless fish breathe?

Jawless fish breathe from gills.


What is the scientific name of a jawless fish?

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What kind of fish are most ancient?

Jawless Entelognathus primordialis is the most ancient fish.


Like jawless fish cartilaginous fish have sketetons made of?

Both jawless fish and cartilaginous fish have skeletons made of cartilage.


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