cartilaginous fish

/ˌˈkɑrdlˌˈædʒənəs fɪʃ/

Other forms: cartilaginous fishes

Definitions of cartilaginous fish

1. noun

   fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified
   synonyms: chondrichthian

   types:

   holocephalan, holocephalian

   fish with high compressed head and a body tapering off into a long tail

   elasmobranch, selachian

   any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates

   chimaera

   a deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long threadlike tail

   shark

   any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales

   ray

   cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins

   type of:

   fish

   any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills