Chondrichthyes

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf class of fish
gptkbp:authority gptkb:Huxley,_1880
gptkbp:characteristic internal fertilization
lack of true bone
placoid scales
skeleton made of cartilage
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:cartilaginous_fishes
gptkbp:diet carnivorous
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature gptkb:ampullae_of_Lorenzini
cartilaginous cranium
cartilaginous endoskeleton
cartilaginous vertebral column
claspers in males
dermal denticles
electroreception
five to seven gill slits
heterocercal tail
high urea concentration in blood
lack of bone marrow
lack of lungs
lack of operculum (except chimaeras)
multiple gill slits
no swim bladder
no true scales
oil-filled liver for buoyancy
paired fins
replaceable teeth
spiracle in many species
spiral valve in intestine
spiral valve intestine
teeth arranged in rows
teeth continuously replaced
teeth not fused to jaws
ventral mouth
well-developed lateral line system
well-developed sense of smell
gptkbp:fossilRange Devonian to present
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:marine
freshwater
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chondrichthyes
gptkbp:includes gptkb:chimaeras
sharks
rays
skates
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies over 1,000
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
ovoviviparous
viviparous
gptkbp:respiration gills
gptkbp:subclassOf gptkb:Elasmobranchii
gptkb:Holocephali
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Vertebrata
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chordata
gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:fish
gptkb:Devonian_period
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4