Trygon · Stingray

Trygon belongs to phylum Chordata, class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish).

KingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataClassChondrichthyes

Worth remembering: Has a poison sting.

Classification of Trygon

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordataNotochord
ClassChondrichthyesCartilaginous fish
Common nameStingray
NCERTClass 11 Biology, Chapter 4: Animal Kingdom

Why it's in Chondrichthyes

Chordata: A notochord, a dorsal hollow nerve cord and paired pharyngeal gill slits at some stage of life.

Chondrichthyes: Skeleton of cartilage; tiny placoid scales; gill slits without an operculum; no air bladder, so they must keep swimming.

Other NCERT examples of Chondrichthyes

ScoliodonDogfishChondrichthyes
PristisSawfishChondrichthyes
CarcharodonGreat white sharkChondrichthyes
TorpedoElectric rayChondrichthyesHas electric organs.

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