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Cartilaginous Fish. Kacie & Austin. vertebrates. Vertebrates have a backbone Cartilaginous fish are special vertebrates because their skeleton is made of cartilage. Habitat. Cartilaginous fish live in very deep coastal marine waters. Cold blooded.
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Cartilaginous Fish Kacie & Austin
vertebrates Vertebrates have a backbone Cartilaginous fish are special vertebrates because their skeleton is made of cartilage.
Habitat Cartilaginous fish live in very deep coastal marine waters
Cold blooded Cold blooded means that they can’t control their body heat
Life cycle Sharks give live birth Skates and rays lay eggs After birth(eggs/live birth),then guppies After guppies they grow to be adult& the cycle starts again
How they breathe They all, skates, rays, & sharks breathe through gills witch separate oxygen from water
Body covering All have rough skin it is like sand paper It has tiny teeth on it’s skin
reproducing Sharks give live birth Rays/skates lay eggs This is a sting ray egg pouch
Special body parts Sharks have a dorsal fin Rays have poison stingers on the end of their tail Sharks have 2 rows of saw-like teeth Rays & skates have spiracles
Other interesting facts Did you know that there are more than 350 kinds of sharks. Some are bigger than 5 trucks. Most sharks hunt by satilite movement in the water, this means it can feel movements in the water.
species There are all kind of sharks, rays, and cartilaginous fish Sting rays, manta rays, tiger shark, eagle ray, angel shark, megladon
food Some things cartilaginous fish eat are, seals, tuna, and other fish in the ocean, and sometimes, even sharks eat other sharks, and their own young!
Questions What are cartilaginous fish? Are cartilaginous fish warm or cold blooded? Where do cartilaginous fish live
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