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Fish Lecture 3

Jawless fishes, including hagfish and lampreys, are primitive species that lack jaws, scales, and paired fins. They have elongated bodies, typically dwell on the ocean floor, and have different feeding habits, with hagfish being scavengers and lampreys being parasitic. Their skeletons are composed of cartilage, and they utilize suction for feeding.

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Fish Lecture 3

Jawless fishes, including hagfish and lampreys, are primitive species that lack jaws, scales, and paired fins. They have elongated bodies, typically dwell on the ocean floor, and have different feeding habits, with hagfish being scavengers and lampreys being parasitic. Their skeletons are composed of cartilage, and they utilize suction for feeding.

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Lecture 3.

1: Jawless Fishes (Agnatha)

Jawless fishes are primitive and lack jaws, scales, and paired fins.
Lecture 3.2: Jawless Fishes (Agnatha)

The most well-known examples are hagfish and lampreys.


Lecture 3.3: Jawless Fishes (Agnatha)

They have elongated, eel-like bodies and are usually bottom-dwellers.


Lecture 3.4: Jawless Fishes (Agnatha)

Hagfish are scavengers, while lampreys are often parasitic, attaching to other fish.
Lecture 3.5: Jawless Fishes (Agnatha)

Their skeletons are made of cartilage, and they use suction to feed.

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