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What is the difference between a bony fish and a cartilaginous fish?

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Answer: Difference Between Bony Fish and Cartilaginous Fish

Explanation: However, the most obvious disparity between the two types of fish is the composition of their skeleton. As the name suggests, “bony fish” have a skeleton composed of only bones while a cartilaginous fish has a skeleton made entirely of cartilage.

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This class of fish is also known as 'cartilaginous' fish because they have skeletons made of cartilage. The other class is 'Class Osteichthyes', which gave rise to the modern day bony fish, also called 'teleost', and their primitive relatives such as the sturgeon.
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