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Definition of Elasmobranchs

Elasmobranch
Elasmobranch E*las"mo*branch, a. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii. -- n. One of the Elasmobranchii.

Meaning of Elasmobranchs from wikipedia

- Elasmobranchs lack swim bladders, and maintain buoyancy with oil that they store in their livers. Some deep sea sharks are targeted by fisheries for this...
- Elasmobranch cestodes are parasitic tapeworms (class Cestoda), which infect elasmobranchs (sharks, rays and skates). While elasmobranchs are the definitive...
- Sharks are a group of elasmobranch fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins...
- Various elasmobranchs for sale as pets at the 6th Avenue Aquarium in San Francisco, California...
- little urea in their skin (like many deep sea sharks), but like other elasmobranchs, have high concentrations of urea and trimethylamine oxide (nitrogenous...
- years ago. Many fish inhabited the Carboniferous seas; predominantly Elasmobranchs (sharks and their relatives). These included some, like Psammodus, with...
- orange tinge is their jelly-like eggs.[citation needed] The majority of elasmobranchs are viviparous and show a wide range of strategies to provide their...
- Diphyllidea (elasmobranchs inc. rays, sharks) Trypanorhyncha (fishes/crustaceans/molluscs → bony fishes/selachians)...
- "Contingency checking and self-directed behaviors in giant manta rays: Do elasmobranchs have self-awareness?". Journal of Ethology. 34 (2): 167–174. doi:10...
- Pleuronectiformes (flatfish), however, it is rarely reported in the elasmobranchs. Albinism has been reported in hagfish, lampreys, sharks, rays and numerous...