In short introduction of cartilagenous and bony fishes.pptx

In short introduction of cartilagenous and bony fishes

1. Fishes Cartilage and Bony Fishes

2. Cartilagenous Fishes Chondrichthyes (/ kɒnˈdrɪkθiiːz /; from Ancient Greek χόνδρος ( khóndros ) ‘cartilage’ and ἰχθύς ( ikhthús ) ‘fish’) is a class of jawed fish that contains the cartilaginous fish or chondrichthyans , which all have skeletons primarily composed of cartilage. They can be contrasted with the Osteichthyes or bony fish, which have skeletons primarily composed of bone tissue. Chondrichthyes are aquatic vertebrates with paired fins, paired nares, placoid scales, conus arteriosus in the heart, and a lack of opercula and swim bladders. Within the infraphylum Gnathostomata , cartilaginous fishes are distinct from all other jawed vertebrates.

The class is divided into two subclasses: Elasmobranchii (sharks, rays, skates and sawfish) and Holocephali (chimaeras, sometimes called ghost sharks, which are sometimes separated into their own class). Extant chondrichthyans range in size from the 10 cm (3.9 in) finless sleeper ray to the over 10 m (33 ft ) whale shark.

3. Cartilagenous Fishes

4. Bony Fishes Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) and the extinct placoderms and acanthodians, which have endoskeletons primarily composed of cartilage. The vast majority of extant fish are members of Osteichthyes , being an extremely diverse and abundant group consisting of 45 orders, over 435 families and 28,000 species.[2] It is the largest class of vertebrates in existence today, encompassing most aquatic vertebrates, as well as all semi-aquatic and terrestrial vertebrates.

5. Bony Fishes