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Sharks have a cartilaginous skeleton.
(Although very large sharks, like C. Megalodon and other extinct megatooth sharks, had vertebral centra so hard that they fossilized in a similar way as bone tissue.)
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Are sharks bony?
No sharks are not 'bony'. The skeletal makeup of sharks is cartilage. Although cartilage is dense and can be bone-like it is significantly less dense than bone.
What organ do sharks not have that bony fish have?
swim bladder.
Example of a non-bony fish?
Sharks are not bony fish. They are cartilaginous fish.
Do sharks have an operculum?
No, sharks do not have an operculum. Opercula are bony plates that cover the gills of bony fish to help with breathing, but sharks breathe through gill slits located on the sides of their bodies.
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.
Is Trout a bony fish?
Yes, trout are a bony fish (as opposed to cartilaginous fish, like sharks).
How is a bony fish diffrnet from a shark?
Sharks are from an older lineage of cartilaginous fish. Bony fish appeared afterwards.
How does the liver in sharks differ from the liver in bony fishes?
It is larger
Are sharks related to piranhas?
No. Minnows are bony fish, and sharks are Elasmobranchs.
How do scientist classify sharks and rays?
Sharks and Rays belong to the class Chondrichthyes, the cartilaginous or non-bony fishes.
Who is the predators of the starfish?
Sharks, Manta-Rays, Large Bony Fish.
