Chondrichthyes

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek χόνδρος (khóndros, “grain, corn, cartilage”) + ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”)

Proper noun

Chondrichthyes

1. A taxonomic superclass within the subphylum Vertebrata – the cartilaginous fishes.

Hypernyms

• (superclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum

Hyponyms

• (superclass): Elasmobranchii (rays and sharks), Holocephali (chimaeras etc.) - classes

Further reading

• Chondrichthyes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chondrichthyes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Chondrichthyes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Chondrichthyes at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Chondrichthyes at AnimalBase
• Chondrichthyes at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.