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To which group do sharks belong?

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There are many families of fish, but all belong to the phylum Chordata. That is about as specific as you can get in terms of encompassing ALL fish. However, MOST fish, called are classed in Osteichthyes(Bony Fish), Sarcopterygii (lobe finned fish) and Chondrichthyes(sharks, rays, skates, etc), and a hundred or so species of primitive jawless fishes.

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Even though most of the time Sharks are solataire, aquatic life, yes, they do have families. Two kinds of families; species family, and blood born relatives, although they don't live in family groups.

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The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature do not recognize a «group» of animals in the scientific taxonomy.

Instead, sharks belong to the KINGDOM Animalia, PHYLUM Chordata, CLASS Chondrichthyes, SUBCLASS Elasmobranchii and SUPERORDER Selachimorpha.

Each sharks belong to different species, and subspecies.

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Obviously the fish family. Ha, ha ha. This is the name of one of the many families of animals. I know everybody already knows this though.

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Sharks are in the fish group

Sharks have gills and breathe oxygen through the water.

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Sharks belong in the fish family and resultingly the largest fish in the world is the basking shark.

(A+ free swimmers)

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Sharks are cartilaginous fish.

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the fish family

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What group do sharks belong?

They are fishes. Not a MAMMALS!!!


What mammal group does a shark belong to?

Sharks are not mammals.


What class of vertebrate is sharks?

Sharks belong to the vertebrate group known as Fish. Specifically, they belong to the vertebrate group known as Chondrichthyes - all sharks and rays - which have skeletons of cartilage rather than bone.


Which group do sharks belong?

Sharks belong in the fish family and resultingly the largest fish in the world is the basking shark. (A+ free swimmers)


Do sharks and whales belong to the same group?

No, sharks and whales belong to different groups. Sharks are fish and belong to the group Chondrichthyes, while whales are mammals and belong to the group Cetacea. They are both classified under the superclass Osteichthyes, which includes all bony fish, but they diverged into separate evolutionary paths long ago.


Fish in this class chondrichthyes have skeletons of cartilage and powerful Which fish do not belong to this group?

The only fish that do belong to the group are sharks, rays and chimaeras. All others do not.


Sharks rays and skates belong to what group?

Chondrichthyes


Fish in the class chondrichthyes have skeletons of cartilage and powerful jaws which fish do not belong to this group?

The only fish that do belong to the group are sharks, rays and chimaeras. All others do not.


What Sharks are often referred as?

Sharks have induvidual names like The hammer head or the great white shark


Why does sharks belong in the fish animal group?

because it is a fish that swims under water and they are called fish!


Why do sharks belong to the fish family?

No because sharks belong to the mammal family


What vertebrate group does shark belong to?

Sharks are a type of cartilaginous fish, that is their skeleton is made of cartilage rather than bone. They belong to the vertebrate subphylum of chondrichthyes.