Elasmobranchii
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 Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias
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Batoidea (rays and skates) |
Elasmobranchii is the subclass of cartilaginous fishes that includes skates, rays and sharks.
Elasmobranchii is one of the two subclasses of cartilaginous fishes in the class Chondrichthyes, the other being Holocephali (chimaeras). For features that distinguish Elasmobranchii from Holocephali, see those articles.
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