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Sharks, cartilage skeleton, lack scales, lack swim-bladder,
Boney Fish. bony skeleton, scales, swim-bladder, interesting colouration.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 13y agosharks don't have skeleton that other bony fish have.
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∙ 10y agoBony fish scales are simple plates of email, shark scales are pretty much layered like our teeth, with a root and all.
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∙ 8y agoBoney fish have bones and sharks have cartilage as their skeleton.
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∙ 14y agothey have very smooth body covering
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What Tooth like scales embedded in the skin of rays and sharks?
Bony Fish
What are denticles and how do they differ from the covering of bony fish?
they are the things that help shark breathe and protect the sharks unlike fish
Does a fish drown if you pull it backwards in the water?
Sharks cannot swim backwards. Unlike the fins of telelosts (bony fish), sharks' pectoral fins do not bend upwards, and so they are unable to back up. Sharks are also unable to stop swimming suddenly.
Your body is covered with bony plates and am a fish?
Yes
What came first crocodiles or sharks?
Sharks existed at the same time dinosaurs did. Sharks pre-date the dinosaurs by quite a bit. To get from sharks to dinosaurs: sharks - bony fish - lobe finned fish - lung fish - amphibians - reptiles - dinosaurs.
Example of a non-bony fish?
Sharks are not bony fish. They are cartilaginous fish.
What organ do sharks not have that bony fish have?
swim bladder.
Is Trout a bony fish?
Yes, trout are a bony fish (as opposed to cartilaginous fish, like sharks).
Dose a bony fish have a bony body?
yes b/c a bony fish has to have a bony body
How is a bony fish diffrnet from a shark?
Sharks are from an older lineage of cartilaginous fish. Bony fish appeared afterwards.
Are sharks related to piranhas?
No. Minnows are bony fish, and sharks are Elasmobranchs.
Which types-of-fish are bony fish?
These operclum is present on gills. The ctenoid seals are present on their body . Swim bladder are present in their body. Skeleton is bony.
What organ do sharks not have that that bony fish have?
swim bladder.
What structure does bony fish have that sharks don't?
They can lay eggs but not sharks they have live kids by humping on each other.
Who eats the star fish?
Sharks, manta rays, and large bony fish
Where is a bony fish's mouth?
a bony fish's mouth is at the front of the body.
Is tuna a bony fish or cartilaginous fish?
bony; the only cartilaginous fish currently in existence are sharks, skates, and rays.
