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To: Telepathic Intruder

My high school biology teacher insisted on making the distinction between sharks (Chondrichthyes) and bony fish (Osteichthyes).

In common usage, most people call them “fish” even though sharks’ skeletons are made of cartilage.


43 posted on 06/18/2025 3:02:23 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

Yeah well the person I was arguing with called them mammals, which he was clearly wrong about. In any case, I’m not a marine biologist.


44 posted on 06/18/2025 5:26:23 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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