8.2- Cartilaginous Fish

A protective egg case used by some sharks and skates is a(n) ? .

• mermaid's purse

• batoids

• hagfish

The general name for the group of cartilaginous fish with flattened bodies is ? .

• mermaid's purse

• rays or batoids

• hagfish

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The fish that is designed with pores to release slime is the ? .

• starfish

• denticles

• hagfish

The rough feel of shark skin comes from placoid scales called ? .

• denticles

• spiracle

• purse

The nostril found behind the eyes of some cartilaginous fish is a(n)  ? .

• spiracle

• denticles

• batoids

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has an unusual nose called a rostrum

• hagfish

• sawfish

• lamprey

shark named for its unusual head anatomy

• great white shark

• hammerhead shark

• whale shark

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egg-laying ray with two dorsal fins near the tip of its tail

• skate

• sawfish

• lamprey

the largest known fish

• hammerhead shark

• great white shark

• whale shark

the largest carnivorous fish

• great white shark

• whale shark

• hammerhead shark