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NEET · Biology · STD 11 - 4. Animal kingdom

Select the set of fishes which belong to the class Osteichthyes :

  1. A Devil fish, Cuttlefish and Hagfish
  2. B Saw fish, Fighting fish and Dog fish
  3. C Starfish, Hagfish and Cuttlefish
  4. D Flying fish, Angel fish and Fighting fish
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(D) Flying fish, Angel fish and Fighting fish

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(D) Flying fish, Angel fish and Fighting fish
Flying fish (Exocoetus), Angel fish (Pterophyllum), and Fighting fish (Betta) are all bony fishes belonging to the class Osteichthyes.
Devil fish (Octopus) and Cuttlefish (Sepia) belong to the phylum Mollusca.
Hagfish (Myxine) belongs to the class Cyclostomata.
Saw fish (Pristis) and Dog fish (Scoliodon) belong to the class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes).
Starfish (Asterias) belongs to the phylum Echinodermata.
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