Elasmobranchii

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title: Elasmobranchii
text: Elasmobranchii is a subclass of Chondrichthyes or cartilaginous fish, including modern sharks, rays, skates, and sawfish. Members of this subclass are characterised by having five to seven pairs of gill clefts opening individually to the exterior, rigid dorsal fins and small placoid scales on the skin. The teeth are in several series; the upper jaw is not fused to the cranium, and the lower jaw is articulated with the upper. The details of this jaw anatomy vary between species, and help distingu
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description: Subclass of fishes
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elasmobranchii
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date modified: 2024-04-24T00:14:30Z
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