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NEET 2026, Biology Q63: Classification of Chordates

NEET2026Biology
Q.

Select the set of fishes which belong to the class Osteichthyes:

  1. A

    Devil fish, Cuttlefish and Hagfish

  2. B

    Saw fish, Fighting fish and Dog fish

  3. C

    Starfish, Hagfish and Cuttlefish

  4. D

    Flying fish, Angel fish and Fighting fish

Solution

Flying fish (Exocoetus), angel fish (Pterophyllum) and fighting fish (Betta) are all bony fishes belonging to class Osteichthyes.

Devil fish (Octopus) and cuttlefish (Sepia) are molluscs; hagfish (Myxine) is a cyclostome; saw fish (Pristis) and dog fish (Scoliodon) are cartilaginous fishes (Chondrichthyes); starfish (Asteria) is an echinoderm.

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