1.6.1.6 Shark, ray

Use this domain for sharks and rays--animals with cartilage instead of bones (phylum Chordata, class Chondrichthyes), and eels (phylum Chordata, class Cyclostomata).

OMC Codes: 
136j Fish and Mollusk
Louw Nida Codes: 
4E Fishes and Other Sea Creatures
  • What types of sharks and rays are there?
    shark, ray, stingray, skate, chimera
  • What types of eels are there?
    eel, electric eel, slime eel, hagfish, lamprey
  • What words describe sharks and rays?
    cartilaginous, ray-finned, soft finned